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Vasseur: 'Unfair' to race in Melbourne without McLaren

Alfa Romeo Racing boss Frédéric Vasseur says it would have been "unfair" for McLaren to have been the only team sitting out the Australian Grand Prix. The Woking-based outfit pulled out of the season opening round of the F1 world championship after a member of its staff tested positive for the coronavirus on the Thursday before the scheduled race. McLaren's bold decision triggered a big debate among the teams, F1 and the organizer on whether to push ahead with the event or not. McLaren team member quarantined in Oz now 'free of symptoms' Alfa was in the camp of those that were in favour of a cancellation. While Vasseur insisted that it had been anything but an easy decision,...
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