Australian Grand Prix boss Andrew Westacott says he would fear for the race’s future if the 2022 edition joined the previous two in having to be cancelled. Traditionally the Formula 1 season’s curtain-raiser, the Melbourne event became the first race to fall victim to the pandemic shortly before FP1 was due to begin in March 2020 just as COVID-19 was starting to have a major impact on the world. The grand prix at Albert Park was not rescheduled last year and has also dropped off the 2021 calendar, originally having been moved from its usual date to November in the hope that travel restrictions to Australia would be eased in time. However, the picture looks much more promising for 2022,...
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