Formula One: Fans to be banned from Australian Grand Prix, race in doubt
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An October 2019 photo shows mechanics pushing the car of McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr. down the pitlane during practice.
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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Fans will be barred from the Australian Grand Prix to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Victorian state premier Daniel Andrews said on Friday (March 13), with uncertainty around whether the race will be held at all.
"On public health grounds, there will be no spectators at the Grand Prix this weekend - if a race actually happens at all," he said.
"That is a matter for them (Formula One authorities). And they will make announcements, I think, very soon."
