Formula One Deploys War Chest of Coronavirus Strategies for Austria
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Dennis Foggia shows amazing speed, wins Losail thriller PAGE 13 WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 File photo of the start of Austrian F1 Grand Prix in Spielberg on June 30, 2019. Seven months after they last competed, the F1 circus will push a post-lockdown ‘re-set’ button to open the 2020 season in Austria on July 4. (AFP) Formula One deploys war chest of coronavirus strategies for Austria AFP FIRST REVISED F1 RACE CALENDAR IN 2020 LEADING F1 WORLD TITLE WINNERS which he argued would mean PARIS having a limited number of he coronavirus outbreak forced the postponement or cancel- 7: Michael Schumacher (GER) -- 1994 (Ben- Tag Porsche), 1989 (McLaren-Honda), 1993 people in isolation were there THE Formula One season Tlation of the first 10 races in the 2020 FormulaO ne season. etton-Ford), 1995 (Benetton-Renault), 2000, (Williams-Renault) an outbreak. roars into action at the Aus- The sport revised calendar for the year with the first eight of the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Ferrari) 3: Ayrton Senna (BRA) -- 1988, 1990, 1991 “If necessary we will have trian Grand Prix in Spielberg originally planned record 22 races is below. F1 still hopes to 6: Lewis Hamilton (GBR) -- 2008 (McLaren- (McLaren-Honda) replacements on standby at this weekend with “military- have a season with 15-18 races. Mercedes), 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 3: Nelson Piquet (BRA) -- 1981 (Brabham- the factory,” Mekies said. like”, coronavirus-busting DATE COUNTRY VENUE (Mercedes) Ford), 1983 (Brabham-BMW), 1987 (Williams- World champion Lewis sanitary regulations. July 5 Austria Spielberg 5: Juan Manuel Fangio (ARG, 1911-1995) Honda) Hamilton’s Mercedes team Every single person who July 12 Austria Spielberg -- 1951 (Alfa Romeo), 1954 (Maserati/ 3: Niki Lauda (AUT) -- 1975, 1977 (Ferrari), say they have entirely reor- sets foot inside the Red Bull July 19 Hungary Budapest Mercedes-Benz), 1955 (Mercedes-Benz), 1956 1984 (McLaren-Tag Porsche) ganised their garage, adding Ring, where the first two races August 2 Britain Silverstone (Ferrari), 1957 (Maserati) 3: Jackie Stewart (GBR) -- 1969 (Matra-Ford), tents and canopies so as to of the rescheduled season take August 9 Britain Silverstone 4: Sebastian Vettel (GER) -- 2010, 2011, 1971, 1973 (Tyrrell-Ford) avoid slowing down the work place, must adhere to strict August 16 Spain Barcelona 2012, 2013 (Red Bull-Renault) 3: Jack Brabham (AUS) - 1959, 1960 (Cooper- on their cars. health and safety protocols August 30 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps 4: Alain Prost (FRA) -- 1985, 1986 (McLaren- Climax), 1966 (Brabham) There will also be a tracing developed jointly by the or- September 6 Italy Monza app which all team members ganisers and teams, who have must download, granting ac- employed their genius for lo- The Red Bull Ring, nest- philosophy of working through groups and even split into checks and no spectators will each race,” Brawn said. cess to all their contacts. gistics to the task at hand. ling in the picturesque Styrian every scenario, plan A, plan subgroups so as to limit any be allowed in the arena. “That’s the nature of F1. Haas team principal Guen- “The meticulous ap- mountains, has been put into a B, plan C,” said Brawn, who possible cross contagion. It’s very military like in its ap- ther Steiner said last week he proach of the teams to both fortress-like lockdown and will added there was a two-metre The teams will travel in ‘Live AND Learn’ proach.” was more than happy with the logistics and engineering and play host to a first race on July social-distancing rule and motor-homes and once on Organisers also say they Ferrari’s sporting direc- ongoing safety measures. procedures and protocols is 5 and a second a week later. compulsory visors or masks. site will use the facilities will be ready to react and im- tor Laurent Mekies says the “We could not have done what we’ve transferred into Brawn predicted teams Each team has been re- there to cook. prove or adapt to developing strategies will make the sport more really, what has been our approach to dealing with would be quick to adapt to all duced to a maximum of 80 Anyone at the track must situations in the same way more resilient to coronavirus, put in place is the best possi- this challenge,” F1 chief Ross new measures. staff, they will be asked to re- submit to coronavirus test- they do with races. especially the sub-division of ble,” the Italian leader of the Brawn said. “It suits our culture, our frain from mixing with other ing and regular temperature “We will live and learn at teams to carry out activities, American team said. The 20 Formula Ferrari to add pro-Zanardi One drivers have trained hard for message to the livery of the belated start of the Formula their F1 cars One season on DPA/AFP July 5 in Austria. ROME But they must THE Ferrari cars racing in this weekend’s season-open- be prepared for ing Austrian Grand Prix will have a message of support pain, especially for former Formula One pilot Alex Zanardi. in the neck area A “Forza Alex” (Come on Alex) message will be visible from both sides of the cars’ rool hoop, the ANSA news agen- Drivers should be fit but neck could be cy said on Tuesday, quoting sources from Scuderia Ferrari. Zanardi, an Italian for- a problem in belated F1 start mer racing pilot who became a Paralympic champion after Former F1 race car driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi. DPA kilometres per hour. And im- His son Mick, who is week later on the same Spiel- losing his legs in a 2001 rac- BERLIN proved aerodynamics make competing in F2 racing, berg course, massage and ing accident, was seriously Doctors added that Za- Zanardi has become one it things even more difficult showed an unplugged ver- manual therapy are best, and injured on June 19. nardi, 53, is still in intensive of the great figures in disa- WORLD champion Lewis because it allows the cars to sion of sorts on how to train the five days until first prac- The 53-year-old smashed care, “where he remains in bled sports following the 2001 Hamilton and the other 19 go faster through turns, add- the neck, with a rubber band tice for the second grand prix against a lorry during a hand- an induced coma with an un- motor racing accident on the Formula One drivers have ing to the g-forces. and a tree. Australian Daniel should suffice. bike relay event in Tuscany. He certain prognosis”. Lausitzring track in Germany. had almost four additional The Spielberg course Ricciardo used a friend in- had a second brain operation The hospital also said that He raced for Jordan, Mi- months to prepare for the for the season-opener has stead of a tree to help “make GENERAL FITNESS SHOULD on Monday, and remains in an they had agreed with Zanardi’s nardi and Lotus in F1 in the Formula One season. 10 turns, and another ma- my neck big and nice.” The BE TOP induced coma. family that they would no long- early 1990s before switching But apart from a few days jor stress test for the neck main task though is to simu- Not only world champion er do medical updates unless to the CART championship of pre-season training in is the constant braking and late the always changing per- Hamilton underwent a rigid Condition still serious after there were significant changes in the United States where he February the super fit driv- accelerating during the 90 manent stress. fitness regime over the past latest operation to his condition. was series champion in 1997 ers have not sat in a racing minutes and more of racing. weeks and months. Team- Zanardi remains in a seri- Zanardi suffered head and 1998. car for 31 weeks since the “Some could run into prob- THE PAIN AFTERWARDS AND mate Valtteri Bottas cycled ous condition in an induced injuries with multiple facial He returned to F1 with Wil- December 1 season finale in lems towards the end of the WHAT TO DO? in Corsica and moved his coma after the latest round of factures after the crash on liams in 1999 before heading Abu Dhabi - which could lead race,” says Daniel Schloesser Schloesser says that gym out onto the Monaco neurological surgery, doctors June 19. back to CART. to some pain in the neck area a former physiotherapist and adrenaline allows the driv- beach promenade. Also in said on Tuesday. An investigation has be- Zanardi brought back two once racing gets underway. trainer of F1 drivers Nico Ros- ers to compete through a lot Monaco, Red Bull’s Max Ver- “Twenty-four hours af- gun into the circumstances gold medals from the 2012 berg and Nico Hulkenberg. of pain. But what they would stappen trained on his balco- ter the operation the patient’s surrounding the accident London Paralympic Games THE CRITICAL AREA experience afterwards is ny, and Schloesser believes clinical condition is unchanged on the ‘Obiettivo Tricolore’ and four years later won two The neck is the prob- HOW TO TRAIN? “more than a regular aching that “cardio fitness should be while his neurological develop- stage relay race which sees more in Rio de Janeiro. lem, or better the forces it Michael Schumacher muscle” and rather in the di- fine for everyone.” But that ment is stable and remains seri- participants journey across He won the Rome mara- has to endure in racing cars once built a special machine rection of pulled muscles.