Formula 1's 2021 season-opening Australian GP set to be postponed!
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The Formula 1 2021 season is unlikely to start with the Australian GP as planned, with the scheduled opening race set to be postponed. After a disrupted 2020 campaign because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Albert Park's Australian GP - which was cancelled last year - was due to kick off a record 23-race 2021 season on March 21.
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Kenny Kent Kenken
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NOOOOOOOOO!
Chris Wyett
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If the tennis grand slam can go ahead in Melbourne, why can't the GP? Covid has been a far bigger problem in tennis.
Peter Fowke
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I learn that by reading the newspaper yesterday is no Australian Grand Prix in 2021.
Walle Nyandoro
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Just remove the Aus race from the calendar ,they have become too nosy!!!!!!
Sarah Mitchell
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Ban Saudi Arabia. No rights for women, and they campaign equality!
Chris Wyett
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Shut up.
Lukey Gee
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boo boo boo
GTI8855
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Why can't F1 workers get vaccinated before March?
Screw You And Your Sensitivities
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Why did I get this after 3 days?
Sanat Kapur
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Here after Chinese Gp Cancelled Idk whats going to happen 😂😂
roller
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blows my mind how they thought they could start in australia
Chris Wyett
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Yet the tennis is going ahead, even though far more tennis players and other associated people have caught covid than those involved in F1.
Liam Murray
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Breaking News: All rounds to be held in Bahrain
thiago leao monteiro
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What a joke been very excited about Melbourne home F1 race. Was already looking for the tickets 🥺 haha I was never gonna find it.. Funny how many others Sport is going Ahead and Europe doing so bad but still doing F1 race.. what a shame. Not happy 😤
Jim West
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Ridiculous.
Soham Belge
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Cause it is 2020-1
Joel Farley
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because why would Australia, one of the best CoViD managers, would bring in 10,000 people from the UK, one of the worst??
Joel Farley
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@Chris Wyett and you see how badly the foreigners are behaving?
Chris Wyett
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They've let the tennis go ahead.
Joel Farley
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@b&srbck right. The whole reason to host a race is the tourism... why would you close down half the city if there's no tourists?
Meme Raven
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It feels same as Start of 2020 season.. But this time they did not have to travel to Australia for the news..😅😂
ryanator_109
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Are you serious??? Whyyyyy, theres gonna be no fans etc
Chris Wyett
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And they're letting the tennis go ahead even though covid has been a far bigger problem in tennis.
ryanator_109
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@b&srbck they've been able to successfully make f1 work throughout the year in many different countries? I don't know why they can't just be allowed in with no quarantine as the crew and drivers aren't going anywhere apart from the race.....
Steinstra 1961
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Keep following the corona lies, idiots...you'll soon will have no F1 at all.
Chris Wyett
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Shut up.
Colin Morand
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Who thought it would be back to normal on jan1st 2021 😅😅😅😂😂😂
Ste P
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Another 12 months with covid , may June July infections going down and then rising again towards winter , you watch this isn't going anywhere soon !
Hamza Chaudhry
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It felt like we raced in Bahrain only yesterday
iMetz L
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Is it just me, or does the sentence "set to be postponed" sound wrong? lol
Cheryl Sanders
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COVID is fake
Chris Wyett
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Prove it.
Ketsune23
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So it means Australia Open will be postponed too.... 2020 2.0
Squiddy Squidknacker
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first he says it will be postponed? then he says it hasn't been? COME ON SKY YOU PATHETIC BUNCH OF UNPROFFESSIONALS GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT THERE NOT ONE PROFFESSIONAL AMONG YOU ALL NONE, A PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR MEDIA
Chris Wyett
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Shut up.
Wild Bill
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If anybody believes that these regimes - (formally known as democratic governments) are going to give back what they have been allowed to just take away are living in Cuckoo land! Terrorists use "fear" to control people - these Regimes are no better!
Wild Bill
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2020 - 2.1 Such bullshit!
Andy Andy
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Are sky refunding any monies? 🤔
A Brit and his bike in Poland
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If you guys think this year will be any different than last, then you are totally delusional, nothing will change, Covid and the bullshit vaccines arent going anywhere soon!
Simonize41
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This could end up being strain after strain after strain. A mate at work is adamant it’s the start of 1984, being controlled; a new world order.🙄 Who knows maybe a zombie apocalypse could happen.😉😂😂 Fingers crossed the ‘21 F1 season won’t be disrupted too much. I’m looking forward to it - a lot.🙂💯
Hungry Pigeon
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Sad Honey Badger noises
Phil Crawford
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Not surprised. Was surprised that they thought they could plan to run it in March.
Rangifulla
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Let's go back to Turkey
sivasu sivara
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MEIN GOTT MUSS DAS SEIN? SO EIN BOCKMIST ABER AUCH
Anton Astikainen
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Here we go again.
Sasha S
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lets be honest there will be no Aussie GP this year... on the other hand we'll take it and host it in Adelaide..
Andy.mtb.simracing
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Until Bahrain is postponed sorry cancelled also
Steven Hull
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Having a boring race to start the season (Melbourne) and a boring race to end the season (Abu Dhabi) was never a good strategy anyway
Chris Zola Dube
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I foresee the championship being decided by Covid sickness, it’s a longer calendar year, more prone to get the virus.
Kerbal18
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Make bahrain a double header!
HikeMan
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But the other circuits managed, so how come the Aussies can’t get a race up and running? 🙄
leongt1954
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Another one of premier Dictator Dan Andrews regulations BUT if you want a BLM protest then thats ok with him just as long as there's no F1
darthdogwater
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Here we go again
Foxboy061
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In Melbourne there is 38 active cases. I’m pretty sure everywhere else on the calendar has more cases then melbourne.
Foxboy061
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@b&srbck I’m from Australia, we’ve had the 14 day quarantine for ages even when we had 0 cases, so yeah the race is going to be postponed.
Foxboy061
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@b&srbck lol there wouldn’t be much tourist I doubt they would have spectators.
Foxboy061
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@b&srbck I’m just saying melbourne doesn’t have that many cases. Lol
Joshua Miles
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thats not the issue. The problem is the Australia has a mandatory 14 day quarantine for incoming travelers. It is logistically and financially impossible for all the f1 teams and staff to go through this quarantine so the race can't go ahead in March.
Mike Van Der Vegt
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just cancel australia till covid is over, so next 4 years we start F1 in eu :)
Nirav C
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Bahrain would be a better opener anyway
Wayne Dawson
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Well I won’t watch one race then this year
Wayne Dawson
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@b&srbck I’ve got tickets if you like to buy them off me as no use to me as I’ve taken my holidays to go at that time should of had Christmas off
Wayne Dawson
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I’ve still got tickets from last year may as well put them in the bin
Breno Oliveira
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2020: part 2.
Karan Sandhu
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Who cares, Albert part circuit is a borefest anyway.
Karan Sandhu
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Hope the promoters can shift to Adelaide that circuit has.more punch, I agree with Abu Dhabi, sochi, super boring track with the current car specifications. Hopefully 2022 will bring back the close racing without these nonsense tyre and drs, FIA was trying to fix something that was never broke,.just lobbying to big shots like merc and ferrari, hopefully Mclaren with merc engine can rip the works team for sheer excitement.
molly hedrick
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Not for the Australians
M4TR1X x
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Awww Scheiße, hier gehen wir wieder
GoodGuyLuka
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It should be canceled before F1 fans arrive there..... Not like last year
R41d3rs
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Highly unlikely Melbourne will happen at all, with the track build time 8 - 10 weeks.
VeganTard _
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Yes. Cycled the track a couple of weeks ago and it's riddled with cracks and probably needs a full resurfacing.
cococly
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Meanwhile, Tokyo is still gearing up for the Olympics 2021..
Mekrabb
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COWARDS!!!
David Brown
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Lets have 3 races at Portimao, 3 at Imola, 3 at Mugello, 3 at Turkey, and 6 races at Bahrain, 3 each at the two Bahrain circuits. Job done.
President of Bobonia
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Phew🙄
Joao Albuquerque
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Never thought F1 fans were so negative! This is a positive postponing! Not cancelling, not making the same mistakes again and thinking this would all be over soon. The world will controll Covid, and people will go back to their normal lives, hopefully by this summer. F1 is no different. Rather have a season starting June than not having a season at all. Let's wait and see
Steven Samuel
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given the current circumstances, also highly doubt that the Canadian GP is gonna take place in June as expected. I do hope both races just get postponed to the fall
Steven Samuel
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@Casey Bell F1 it's doable if it's in September or October
Casey Bell F1
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Canada will be freezing then
Dactus
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People seem to forget the restrictions and guidelines are there for good reason. Its also very obvious that alot of people just want read the title and comment without watching. People and their insesant complaining never fail.
James Palmer
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They might aswell live in Bahrain at this point
E M
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I didn’t know Robert Deniro was a pundit
Lando Ferrari
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Mamma Mia here we go again
Lando Ferrari
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I live in Melbourne Australia and don’t care when it is I just want it to be in aus at some point! I don’t want it to be like 2020 when it was canceled
Deanot01
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No chance the Aus GP goes ahead in 2021
Lando Ferrari
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@b&srbck thank you though, Hope the same for you and ur family as well 😷
Zana4
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I booked a hotel already I’m pissed
Foxboy061
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We have barely any cases here lol.
AlienofAndromeda
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Could they roll straight from testing to Portimao since it’s nearby? That would be a great opener. I’ll even take a Barcelona opener honestly.
Areolys
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I like that idea!👍
Rob Potter
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They should totally start with another Sakhir GP! I’m sure Lewis would let George borrow his Mercedes for the first week 😂
D Gomes
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Add Canada to the list unless F1 is happy with having a race without Fans. Just hold the races in Europe and Middle East.
molly hedrick
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Wait do you think they will allow crowds at the Europe and Middle East races?
PeferG17
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Goddamn it!
Ukulele Productions
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This is realy disapointing :( Melbourne is fantastic season opener. I hope we get there soon.
Felipe Baby
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It is, Australia used to finish the season though maybe that’s an option ? Saying that not sure Abu Dhabi would be happy at not being the season finale.
Pontus Englén
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as long as we dont need to wait until july again
Stefan rhys
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He always finishes a sentence like he’s just run out of breath lol
Jim West
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Never understand why he got the F1 gig he is clueless about it. Keep him on football transfers.
RockPhonic
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Yeah, he’s got a pretty annoying voice.
Ahmad Mamoojee
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It's probably all the smoking
Stuart Leckie
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I do that too. Makes me wonder if it’s a Scottish thing 😆
Pierre Gasly
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Good. I always do rubbish in Melbourne anyway!
JR Arcelo
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Might as well race in Jupiter at some point..
MrCurry
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It’s a shame they couldn’t decide on the rules early enough to allow F1 to schedule an alternative venue for the same weekend.
Stru Bew
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Adelaide Final Anyone
Will Pine
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What is this based on?, computer models again?, to predict the future?
Will Pine
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@b&srbck What do you think of this? www.statista.com/statistics/525353/sweden-number-of-deaths/
Will Pine
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@b&srbck really never thought of that, didactic much? Point is, it's 3 months away.
So Isaidtogod
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F1 should take a year off. All their globe trotting looks bad during world wide health issue.
Stru Bew
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@b&srbck True
Stru Bew
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@b&srbck True is does. But imagine how many jobs are lost. And if you test positive. Simply don't go.thay are feted when the enter and when thay leave. If you test positive. Just don't go to the next race
Stru Bew
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@b&srbck Thay have proved thay can do it safely. When they visit these countrys. Cases do NOT rise. And as I pointed out. Thay would go bankrupt. The smaller teams would be gone. F2 would be gone too
Stru Bew
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Hell No! All the Small teams would go bankrupt. Then it's just RB Merc and Ferrari Left
Scorpion Axeman
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Pathetic desicion. Screw you lockdown lovers
UnseenLive1
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Here we go again 😓
msprav18
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It's basically gonna be 2020 all over again
Arin Mittal
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3 of the last 4 Grand Prix’s will now be held in Bahrain
DertyHerry313
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They dont got Covid or what? Lmao
Charlie
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@Carryscrollic It’s more cause it’s an easy & very covid safe country to travel to & move around logistically. And they’re one of few international circuits to have mote than 1 race circuit layout approved by FIA to use right away
nice person
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@Dec332 I'm also dumb
Dec332
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@nice person it's French isn't it
nice person
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The plural of "Grand Prix" is actually "Grands Prix." English is dumb
TRAINZ! Sim & Roblox
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They also need to hurry up and choose a venue to replace Vietnam!
TRAINZ! Sim & Roblox
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@The Gooner 49 Oh yeah... maybe not then!
The Gooner 49
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@TRAINZ! Sim & Roblox it famously had 0 overtakes in 2009.
TRAINZ! Sim & Roblox
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Tbh I want to see Valencia back for a European GP! Not the most popular choice I’m sure, but it kicked up a brilliant race in 2012!
François Bastin
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Fingers crossed it's Turkey
The Gooner 49
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@b&srbck there are a scheduled 23 races with a TBC slot.
Volleyball Explained
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Just bloody change the venue. It's not that hard, there are more than 2 months.
Volleyball Explained
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@b&srbck in the worst case scenario they can double Bahrain again. They did this several times in 2020, it seems that 2 months and a half is quite enough.
Volleyball Explained
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@Oliver van Bronswijk I mean outside of Australia.
Oliver van Bronswijk
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Pretty much no Australian tracks have the license tier 1 that is to hold a Formula 1 Grand Prix 2 months really is not enough time when Albert Park needs to be built in the next two weeks to have a chance of being ready come March
Nover 05
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Dude really with this? Let's get closer to race weekend before you come on here with your negative BS.
Nover 05
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@b&srbck it's 2 months away dude. Calm down, no one is risking anything. If anything last yea proved that F1 can move around globally, so stop.
Last Man On Earth
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here we go again i can see this going to crap again this will never end it will be like this forever scamdemic
Last Man On Earth
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@b&srbck its a plandemic it was released and manufactured its no ordinary flu
Nover 05
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@b&srbck GOTEM lol I see you there.
Nover 05
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@Last Man On Earth you have expressed your arrogance and ignorance. Nothing more.
Last Man On Earth
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@Nover 05 its up to yourself to find out i already have
Nover 05
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@Last Man On Earth no, no, I just want to see you actually say what you mean by "scamdemic". Don't beat around the bush, don't try to step away from what you said, don't show the arrogance and ignorance by avoiding it, just clarify what you meant. Please.
Steve J Green
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Not surprised at all!
FND
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I’m having deja vu 😐
Ciaron Smith
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triple header in Mugello instead
Jake B
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im happy its not opening in australlia, bahrain will be great
Charlie
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@b&srbck Yes but no one claims Monaco is great racing, Canada has had some great races over the year especially with variable weather & more room than normal “steeet” circuit
Charlie
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@mieke decock 'Racing great in Australia'....Bro when??? Its literally a street circuit with a few moves.
Mr Bungle
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@mieke decock nah,its boring it was good with the V8s
Mo Zainal
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First race of season
Mo Zainal
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Finally my country will be the first race since 2010
Twin Fun
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Just swap Austria and Australia?
AUmarcus
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The weather? Think about it.
jz1199
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exactly, who is even going to notice the missing "la"...
G_ Fal
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The start of many postponments. Every street circuit besides Saudi Arabia will not happen as well, as setting up the circuit in a city that will not have fans on the stands is just not worth it financially.
Defenestrated Window
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BUCKLE IN FOLKS, HERE WE GO AGAIN. 2020 tickets valid for 2022? 2021 tickets also valid for 2022? Oh boy.
Stacker Noob UK
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For goodness sake theyve had literally a year to adapt. Pathetic
Jackmerius Tacktheritrix
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Didn't Australia recently have a sporting event that was fully packed?
Catherine Coyle
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The problem is pre season testing (which is short this year anyway) doesn't end in time to give them 2 weeks mandatory quarantine in Australia prior to the grand prix
ManCity Fan
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It did, but they have strict travel restrictions, so all the transport for equipment wouldnt be possible
Sindhu Sojan
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Déjà vu
Tejas shah
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Deja vu😭😅😭
mark taylor
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I'm utterly disgusted that sky is clickbaiting like this. There is no possible way to know 2 and a half months before the race that it'll be cancelled. This Craig Slater doesnt deliver well either. I can't listen to him.
no u
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Bullcrap just do it without fans its not that hard
Ken W
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It has nothing to do with the fans. Melbourne has been holding sporting events with limited fan attendance. It's about all teams being required to quarantine for 14 days prior. Which is not possible for F1.
Marcel_Mooh
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Australia in lockdown for months and have 20cases each day, FULL ON LOCKDOWN WE AIN'T GONNA GET ANYONE HERE
LeJimster
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I hope it doesn't end up getting postponed or cancelled. It's a really good season opener and I missed it last year.
W _
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WHAT!!!!!!!?????