How F1's b-teams steered away from the precipice
Like all professional sports, motor racing was driven into hibernation by COVID-19. But to survive, it's had to return before the storm has passed. So how will Formula 1 cope with racing in a pandemic? And why does it have to, asks STUART CODLING
The truth is out there in the form of grim economic statistics posted by countries the world over: on top of the disruption to everyday life, and the hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths, COVID-19 has brought financial ruination. In the UK alone, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - the essential barometer of a country's economic health - plunged more precipitously in April than it did during the global financial crisis of 2008, or any other previous recession for that matter.
For that reason, many professional sports - including Formula 1 - are desperate to get back to some form of business before the cash runs out. They are teetering on the brink of that figurative precipice.
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