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Hamilton: Right decision to cancel

Lewis Hamilton has led the backing from F1 drivers over the decision to cancel this weekend's season-opening Australian GP. The event was called off on Friday morning, hours before first practice was due to start, after a McLaren team member contracted coronavirus. F1 confirms Australian GP cancelled Fourteen more McLaren staff quarantined Hamilton, who said on Thursday that he was "shocked" the race was going to take place, insisted the move to cancel it was the only option. "Sadly, this the right decision," the six-time world champion posted on social media. "No one wants this, we all want to get in our cars and get racing, but we have to be realistic and we must...
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