Se suspende el Gran Premio de Australia por covid-19

A través de su cuenta oficial de Instagram, La Fórmula 1 dio a conocer que el Gran Premio de Australia, mismo que se llevaría a cabo este 15 de marzo, será cancelado debido a las medidas de precaución contra el coronavirus. 

Asimismo, se informó que la causa por la que se tomó la decisión, fue que un integrante del equipo McLaren Racing dio positivo al virus, por lo que se convocó a una reunión para llegar a un acuerdo junto con Australian Gran Prix Corporation y FIA sobre las medidas que se implementarían, teniendo como resultado, la suspensión del evento.  

 “Apreciamos que esta es una noticia decepcionante para los miles de fanáticos que asistirán a la carreta y todos los titulares de boletos recibirán un reembolso completo y se comunicará un nuevo anuncio a su debido tiempo”, señaló la F1. 

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Following the confirmation that a member of the McLaren Racing Team has tested positive for COVID-19 and the team’s decision to withdraw from the Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1 and the FIA convened a meeting of the other nine team principals on Thursday evening. Those discussions concluded with a majority view of the teams that the race should not go ahead. Formula 1 and the FIA, with the full support of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) have therefore taken the decision that all Formula 1 activity for the Australian Grand Prix is cancelled. . We appreciate this is very disappointing news for the thousands of fans due to attend the race and all ticket holders will receive a full refund and a further announcement will be communicated in due course. . All parties took into consideration the huge efforts of the AGPC, Motorsport Australia, staff and volunteers to stage the opening round of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship in Melbourne, however concluded that the safety of all members of the Formula 1 family and the wider community, as well as the fairness of the competition take priority.

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Con información de Mariana Rojas.