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Mercedes sends letter to request Australian GP cancellation
Mercedes has confirmed it sent a letter to Formula 1 and the FIA to request the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix following the outbreak of coronavirus in the paddock. The 2020 F1 opener was thrown into jeopardy on Thursday when a McLaren team member tested positive for coronavirus which triggered the withdrawal of the Woking team from the Australian race. F1 held crunch meetings with the remaining nine teams about the options for the race but with talks coming to a standoff an official decision to call of the race didn’t arrive until Friday morning. At the same time of the official race cancellation announcement, Mercedes released its own statement explaining it sent a letter...
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