German Ferrari rider Sebastian Vettel during training for the Austrian Grand Prix.
All participants in the Austrian Grand Prix had to undergo tests for coronavirus before arriving at the circuit in Spielberg. At the racetrack, everyone from pilots to journalists now has to undergo checks every five days, and tests are taken care of by private medical teams.
The Formula 1 season was originally scheduled to begin in March in Australia, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, its start was postponed. Seven of the original 22 races were canceled. Only eight European races now appear in the provisional calendar. After Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, the Styria Grand Prix will take place next week on the Spielberg circuit. After that, the series will move to Hungary, two Grand Prix will be in Silverstone and one each in Spain, Belgium and Italy.
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