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A driver testing positive for coronavirus would not cancel F1 race - Chase Carey

A driver testing positive for coronavirus would not automatically see a race cancelled when Formula One gets back under way next month, the sport's CEO Chase Carey has said.

On Tuesday, Formula One announced plans to kick off its new season on July 5 in Austria as the start of a series of rescheduled races behind closed doors.

The first ten races of the 2020 season were either postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but F1 has now published its plans to go racing again with eight races in Europe in the space of ten weeks.