F1 cancelled this year?
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mk1coopers said:
Better have a UK based championship at various circuits here then 
Send all the parts over first then quarantine the staff and let them stay in the country until we are done, F1 at Goodwood / Brands Hatch / Donnington / Thruxton etc sounds good
Oulton and we can use the tyres for the banked corner at Zandvoort.Send all the parts over first then quarantine the staff and let them stay in the country until we are done, F1 at Goodwood / Brands Hatch / Donnington / Thruxton etc sounds good
TheDeuce said:
If it's not a complete and proper season, I guess Lewis can't beat MS either.
Unless he does so 2021 onwards, although that's a very different proposition.
Not sure what would happen if a few races were cancelled. I doubt they would be able to hold them later in the year as it would be too tight.Unless he does so 2021 onwards, although that's a very different proposition.
Would they have qualifying on a Friday and a race on Sat and Sunday to make up for lost races?
Can't see any of the team agreeing to that, however.
The potential linchpin in all of this is what happens in the UK, and the response of UK government - if there is a serious outbreak here and they start implementing travel bans, then the F! circus is effectively grounded. Ferrari, Alpha Tauri and Alpha Romeo may be able to travel, but Mercedes, Red Bull, Haas, Williams, Racing Point, McLaren, Renault...
ELUSIVEJIM said:
It could just be the press trying to rub salt but it's being reported that even Liverpool could land up not winning the Premiership this year if the government was to stop all sporting fixtures.
I think the media is just starting to get too carried away with it all.
I think the media is just starting to get too carried away with it all.
There's always the option to play games to an empty stadium.
Cancelling domestic sport seems over reaction,at current levels.
ELUSIVEJIM said:
It could just be the press trying to rub salt but it's being reported that even Liverpool could land up not winning the Premiership this year if the government was to stop all sporting fixtures.
I think the media is just starting to get too carried away with it all.
The media will hype it all up - and to be fair several organisations will make OTT decisions which will add to the hype around the story.I think the media is just starting to get too carried away with it all.
I think, just stick to the facts if we really want to know how stuffed the 2020 season is. F1's stance is perfectly clear, the circus plans to go to each fixture so long as they can. If travel bans etc mean they can't, then they can't. All the media fluff counts for nothing - just keep an eye on where the teams are coming from and going to.. the respective governments will decide whether or not that's possible for each race.
Beyond the facts, the media will have a field day with this. Best just ignored - the situation is already sad enough without their vapid embellishments.
Pericoloso said:
EVERY International event could be affected.
Olympics ,European football championships.
I saw that Formula E has gone ahead in Marrakesh ,Morocco this weekend ,not in the same league as F1 but.......
I think you're correct, sad to say. Any mass gatherings are surely a target for huge contagion and was surprised the 'demonstration' in Bristol went ahead today tbh. I came through Gatwick not so long ago and not any warning, temp monitoring or anything visual to advise about the virus. If we are that complacent, we really are up sOlympics ,European football championships.
I saw that Formula E has gone ahead in Marrakesh ,Morocco this weekend ,not in the same league as F1 but.......
t creek.ewolg said:
I think you're correct, sad to say. Any mass gatherings are surely a target for huge contagion and was surprised the 'demonstration' in Bristol went ahead today tbh. I came through Gatwick not so long ago and not any warning, temp monitoring or anything visual to advise about the virus. If we are that complacent, we really are up st creek.
I'm with you on this. The govt may have to make some hard decisions very soon- quarantining towns, closing schools, prioritising healthcare etc. By comparison, to stop major sporting events now, when this new virus has no symptoms for 14 days, seems an obvious thing to do.t creek.coppice said:
I will happily admit that in the list of things I worry about in 2020 , the loss of a few Grands Prix is a very long way down my list ...
The impact to the global economy is going to be far worse than 2008 if the measures put in place to manage this virus are as severe as some are suggesting may be required,It's very early days yet.
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