At F1, they are already frantically preparing for the scheduled start of the season July 5 and 12 in Spielberg. It is ready for teams and their accommodation security plan, the same, of course, applies to racers. The whole structure of the Formula 1 competition is supposed to be in a kind of bubble or "Biosphere", as he put it Ross Brawn, and they should have as little contact with the surroundings as possible. Nevertheless, they arise doubts in critical on the effectiveness and efficiency of doing so.
"The idea of a bubble sounds good, of course, but unfortunately we don't know if it's really all so manageable," he said. is regarding F1 plans for Orf Sport + said Karl Arbesser, a longtime critic racing events in Spielberg. According to him, despite all the restrictive measures, it is still not possible to completely prevent the transmission of infections to local population.
“A lot of people are very worried about the whole thing. I receive a huge amount of calls and emails. You can say that you will completely separate these 1.500 to 2.000 people from the locals, but it is completely impossible that these people will not be in any contact with each other. Just think of the hotel workers, ” he says Arbesser.
Arbesser understands that this is a big deal, of which the local population also has a lot, his main criticism of the Government of the Republic of Austria, the promoters and the F1 organization that it wants to surrounding population used as a kind guinea pigs and that it does not inform the population around the racetrack about the possible risks.
A lot of things still need to be provided before the race itself, the question is also to what extent they will be relaxed as well restrictions until early July and what the coronavirus situation itself will be in countries such as Italy in Great Britain, where the majority of employees in the teams and the organization of the race come from.
"Teams are at least as aware and afraid of the virus as the general public," is in an interview for ORF Sport + he said Christopher Drexler, President of the Sports Council of Styria: “Of course, the greatest emphasis is on the health of all involved. Therefore, everything is done in close cooperation with the health authorities and the federal government. That's not a question at all. "
"We need a sign of openness and trust, because we need to find a way out of this crisis," is a confident politician ÖVP partieswhich adds: “This Formula 1 race can signal a reopening for the entire sports world. And I believe that F1 would be ideal for that. "
