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The season opener in Australia was canceled on Friday night – according to Sky information, the races in Bahrain and Vietnam will not take place either.
The start of the Formula 1 season in Melbourne, scheduled for Sunday, was canceled on Friday due to a corona fall in the paddock.
The second Grand Prix next weekend in Bahrain (March 22) was already planned as a ghost race without spectators – but will not be held now. After Bahrain, Vietnam (April 5) would be on the program – the third race of the season will not take place either.
Earliest race in Baku
Red Bulls motorsport consultant Helmut Marko says, “I think we will have a race in Baku at the earliest.” That would be June 7th.
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