LONDON, May 7 — Claire Williams admitted yesterday that it’s “scary” to contemplate her Formula One team folding in the grip of the coronavirus but insisted that the veteran British outfit will not put the health of their staff at risk. The 2020 F1 season has yet to get underway with 10...
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In the meantime, teams at the back of the grid, such as Williams who were rock bottom in 2019 with just one point, are desperate for the income that the world championship brings. However, she cautioned: “But you have to weigh up the need to go back racing in order to ensure your team’s survival against the very important reality of ensuring that your people remain safe.“I certainly hope that doesn’t cost us our team, but the safety of our people, whether that be returning them to work at Grove , or asking them to travel, is going to be absolutely paramount.To catch up on lost racing, Austria is likely to stage two races as will Silverstone later in July.
“Once we do that, it’s very attractive to keep everyone in that environment, within that biosphere that we want to create, for another race.”
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