Red Bull will support any future F1 race postponements
Red Bull sa♋ys it will fully back any decision to postpone further races on the 2020 Formula 1 calendar amid the ongoing g🐼lobal coronavirus crisis.
F1 has already called off its opening four rounds in Australia, Bahrain, China and Vietnam, while upcoming races in the Netherlands and Spain in early May are under threat o🐠f being postponed.
Championship officials are hopeful of starting the season in ꦅMonaco on May 24, but question marks also remain over whether the principality will be able to stage its planned race.
Red Bull says it will fully back any decision to postpone further races on the 2020 Formula 1 calendar amid the ongoing global coronavirus ꧙crisis.
F1 has already called off its opening four rounds in Australia,🃏 Bahrain, China and Vietnam, while upcoming races in the Netherlands and Spain in early May are under threat of being postponed.
Championship officials are hopeful of starting the season in Monaco on May 24, but question marks also remain over whether the princiꦑpality will be able to stage its planned race.
Red Bull was among the teams prepared to race in Melbourne before the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the McLaren camp and it𒉰s subsequent withdrawal, but the Milton Keynes squad says it will support further measures to protect the wellbeing of the entire F1 community.
“Whil🍎st we would all love to 🍨return to racing, the severity of this global pandemic is changing by the hour and the impact transcends our sport,” a Red Bull statement read.
“We therefore agree with the measures being taken to reduce the risk of transmission and will sup💃port any further race postponements that are deemed necessary.
"The health, safety and wellbeing of our team, guests, fans and the local communities we visit are our absolute priority and we are taking every possi💟ble precaution to mitigate the spread of the virus.”
Following the approval of F1’s ‘summer shutdown’ being brought forward to March-April from its tradi♔tional August slot, Red Bull confirmed it plans to close its factory on March 27 and is “implementing special working measures” to keep its staff safe.
"We will also be taking extra precautio༒ns as a team to protect our workforce while they are in the factory by implementing special working measures, guided by the UK Government and medical professionals,” the statement added.
“We share the ✅disappointment of our fans and partners that purchased tickets to attend this year’s postponed Grands Prix and our well wishes go to our McLaren and Pirelli colleagues recovering from the COVID-19 virus, as well as the McLaren team members currently quarantined in Australia.”
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