Bojan Vrbnjak
Next bad news for Formula 1 in connection with the epidemic coronavirus. After the Italian government in Rome Saturday issued a decree to a large part northern Italy is threatened with quarantine (this area also includes Maranello, the headquarters of Ferrari), the organizers of this year's second race of the season in Bahrain concluded drastic measures. Already on Friday, the promoter stopped ticket sales, and now the royal palace Bahrain decided it would be a race that was scheduled March 22, closed to the public and marked in the official explanation as "participant-only event".
The statement said the decision was not an easy one. However, in current position it is not right for a few tens of thousands of people traveling from abroad to gather in such a narrow space. To reduce damage to sports and fans, this racing end will take place without spectators. But understandably the race will be carried over to television. "We know that this news is a great disappointment for many, especially those who planned to come to our event. But safety must come first,”Reads the explanation of the organizers.
Interesting to be in this press release does not state, whether they will be able to be present in addition to the teams and television stations writing representatives media.
