Helmut Marko, one of the leaders of the Austrian Formula 1 Red Bull Racing team, where he is responsible
of the young pilots sector, explained that they wanted to “organize a camp so that they are
infected “ at Covid-19, March 29.
“They are in excellent health and like that, they
would have been ready to start the season “, he added, before
specify that his idea had “not been well received”. Because of the
pandemic, the Grand Prix of Barheïn, Vietnam, China, the Netherlands, Spain and Azerbaijan have already been postponed, while
those of Monaco and Australia had to be canceled. The 2020 season should not start before June 14, which is three months late.
The
week before his announcement, Helmut Marko had already criticized the consequences of the
confinement on the economy, decided by the Austrian government. He declared himself “slightly surprised” that “people also accept
easily take everything on them “.
