Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. Thousands of racing fans have slammed Formula One after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled at the last-minute due to coronavirus fears. Lewis Hamilton won his 89th Formula 1 race with a comfortably margin over Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the Belgian Grand Prix. Partner of USA Today Sports Digital Properties The season-opening Australian Grand Prix has been officially cancelled after a long period of confusion while organizers fought over who takes responsibility.An agreement that the race would be cancelled was understood to have been reached overnight Thursday and into Friday after a McLaren team member tested positive for coronavirus and the team withdrew from the event. The NASCAR Cup Series (…)William Byron entered the final race of the regular season in Daytona above the playoff cutline, and Saturday night, he made sure he (…)With Will Power on pole, Josef Newgarden starting sixth, and Simon Pagenaud primed for his familiar charge forward from 13th, the first (…)In three of his four championship-winning seasons, Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier won eight races. F1's Australian GP to be cancelled after coronavirus case. The 2020 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020) was a Formula One motor race that was due to be held on 15 March 2020 in Melbourne, Victoria.The race was to be contested at the Albert Park Circuit and was intended to be the first round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.The race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, (…)Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli completed its first day of competition at Circuit of The Americas Saturday night. ... Craig Slater reports from Melbourne where it's been decided that the F1 Australian Grand Prix will not go ahead. Australian GP chief executive Andrew Westacott … Johnson (…)Regular season domination by Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin put them at the top and far out front of the competition.
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Racer Media & Marketing, Inc., 17030 Red Hill Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614, 949.417.6700 The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne has been cancelled due to coronavirus.The Formula One season opening round was set to start with Friday’s practice but was under a cloud after McLaren pulled out when a team member tested positive to the virus on Thursday.“At 9am today the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) was advised by Formula One of their intention to cancel all Formula 1 activity at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix,” an AGPC statement said.“In light of this decision and updated advice this morning from the Chief Health Officer of the Victorian Government’s Department of Human and Health Services, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation confirms the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is cancelled immediately.”AGPC and F1 officials will hold a press conference on the announcement at 1130 AEDT.Alarm bells were ringing for the opening grand prix after McLaren’s departure.Another seven team officials across numerous F1 outfits had also been assessed and tested in Melbourne but were cleared of the virus.The AGPC said a ninth person, who was not a member of an F1 team, was still being tested.“Last night a member of the McLaren Racing team tested positive for the COVID-19 virus,” the AGPC said.“A further seven individuals returned negative results, confirming that they do not have the COVID-19 virus.“Additionally, a ninth individual has been assessed and tested for the COVID-19 virus, with the results of this test pending.“This individual is not associated with any Formula 1 team, the FIA or associated suppliers.“Our first priority is the safety of everyone including attendees, our personnel, all event partners and members of the local community.”The statement confirmed the grand prix’s status after confusion reigned on Friday morning.After overnight reports the Albert Park event had been called off, Australian grand prix boss Paul Little told Nine Network on Friday morning that it would go ahead.Victorian premier Daniel Andrews responded in Sydney by saying the grand prix would be run without spectators if it was still being held.However, the portents weren’t good for the opening grand prix after reports that the race would be scrapped following a crisis meeting between F1 hierarchy late on Thursday night.It is believed team bosses expected confirmation of its cancellation from F1 officials or the FIA on Thursday night but it failed to happen.However, BBC Sport reported that former world champions Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen had taken matters into their own hands and flown out of Australia on Thursday night.On Thursday, six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he found it “shocking” that the race was being staged amid a global coronavirus pandemic.“I am really very, very surprised that we are here. Australian Grand Prix cancelled after day of chaos and indecision from organisers and F1 officials A meeting between team principals and F1's Ross Brawn resolved that … For me it is shocking that we are all sitting in this (press conference) room,” the Mercedes star said.It remains to be seen how the grand prix’s cancellation impacts on the rest of the season.Organisers have already banned fans from attending the Bahrain event on March 22 race while the Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed.Meanwhile, AGPC officials said they would release information later regarding ticket refunds.A ninth person - who is not a member of an F1 team - is also being tested.“Last night a member of the McLaren Racing team tested positive for the COVID-19 virus,” the AGPC said.“A further seven individuals returned negative results, confirming that they do not have the COVID-19 virus.“Additionally, a ninth individual has been assessed and tested for the COVID-19 virus, with the results of this test pending.“This individual is not associated with any Formula 1 team, the FIA or associated suppliers.“Our first priority is the safety of everyone including attendees, our personnel, all event partners and members of the local community.”AGPC officials said further information regarding ticket refunds would be “communicated in due course”.The Australian Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, an hour after the Victorian premier says no spectators will attend.Daniel Andrews spoke to reporters before the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Sydney on Friday, saying the organisers had been given advice from the health department.“The Chief Health Officer in Victoria has provided revised, updated advice to event organisers this morning where he has indicated they have a choice to make - between running no event or an event without spectators,” he said.“On public health grounds, there will be no spectators at the Grand Prix this weekend - if a race actually happens at all.”A fan wears a mask as they wait to enter the circuit before practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on March 13, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.Fans wait outside of the gates as officials announce the F1 Grand Prix of Australia is cancelled.F1 champion Lewis Hamilton (r) says Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari is not his major threat this season.The Australian Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.Daniel Andrews spoke to reporters before the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Sydney on Friday.
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