11:51 AM ET IndyCar has called off its season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida, with the series announcing that all races through April have been canceled. Friday’s announcement covers the first four races of the 2020 season. The next scheduled race is the GMR Grand Prix on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on
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7:27 AM ET Formula One will call off the Bahrain and Vietnamese Grands Prix after the cancellation of Sunday’s Australian season-opener due to the coronavirus outbreak, multiple F1 sources told Reuters on Friday. Bahrain was supposed to follow Australia’s March 15 race seven days later with organisers already deciding the race would be held behind
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The World Rally Championship has announced that next month’s Rally Argentina has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Deferring the date of the rally, originally scheduled to take place on 23-26 April, comes at the direction of the Cordoba provincial government in accordance with new measures implemented by the government of the Argentine Republic
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Rally Mexico organisers say the third World Rally Championship round of 2020 will go ahead as planned despite coronavirus fears, as the event is “fully aligned with national guidelines”. To date, Mexico has been fortunate enough to see just a dozen reported cases of COVID-19 among its population of almost 129 million – none of
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6:46 PM ET Oliver Caffrey The Supercars’ schedule “remains unchanged” despite fans being barred from attending the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne because of the coronavirus. Four races are planned this weekend for the second round of the Supercars’ season, but the ongoing health crisis has left the Albert Park event in jeopardy.
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General admission for Sunday’s IndyCar season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg has been banned and the race is under threat due to the coronavirus outbreak. While Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles told Autosport last weekend that he didn’t expect the ’20 IndyCar calendar to be affected by what has since been classified by the World
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The March 20-22 NASCAR race weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway has been postponed for the time being due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). On Thursday morning, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a statement suspending several upcoming large public gatherings, including next weekend’s races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, NASCAR can still hold
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Australian Grand Prix promoters are “in discussions” with the FIA, Formula 1 and the state of Victoria regarding the “broader implications” of a McLaren team member testing positive for coronavirus. A statement from the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, attributed to its CEO Andrew Westacott, revealed that eight F1 personnel have been tested for COVID-19 following
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3:01 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has questioned the wisdom of staging the season-opening Formula One Grand Prix while other sports are canceling events because of the spreading coronavirus. “I am really very surprised we’re here … it’s shocking we’re all sitting in this room. So many fans
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3:25 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — After what felt like a long off-season since the season finale in Abu Dhabi in December, Formula One finally returns to Australia this week, albeit amid a flood of coronavirus related concerns. However, drivers have one more season to impress their bosses, since many are out of contract at
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4:28 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — At least three members of the Formula One paddock have been tested for coronavirus and have entered self-isolation on the eve of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus have led to teams taking extra precautions on arrival in Melbourne for this weekend’s race.
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