Spectators shut out of event to prevent the spread of coronavirus
Drivers steer their cars after the start of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit in the desert south of the Bahraini capital Manama. Picture: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP
“Bahrain has made the decision to hold this year’s [race] as a participants-only event,” organisers said on Sunday. “Convening a major sporting event which is open to the public and allows thousands of international travellers and local fans to interact in proximity would not be the right thing to do at the present time,” they added.
Racing without fans will be a first for the sport, though former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone once mooted the idea of a “VIP grand prix” at France’s Le Castellet circuit with only invited guests.Italy has ordered a virtual lockdown across a swathe of its wealthy north, including financial capital, Milan, in a drastic attempt to try to contain a rapidly growing outbreak of coronavirus.
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