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Formula 1 boss Chase Carey says positive test would not cancel a race

A race would not be cancelled in the re-started season if a driver or team member tested positive for coronavirus, says Formula 1 boss Chase Carey. The F1 chairman and chief executive was speaking after F1 announced the first eight races of a rescheduled 2020 season starting in Austria on 5 July. "We will have a procedure in place that finding an infection will not lead to a cancellation," said Carey. "If a driver has an infection, [teams have] reserve drivers available." The season-opening Australian Grand Prix was called off in March after a McLaren team member tested positive. But Carey told the F1 website: "The array of 'what ifs' are too wide to play out every...
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