The key element F1 must hope remains after coronavirus
OPINION: Motorsport's absence is being keenly felt by many fans. As with any crisis fixes can be made, so Formula 1 in particular must hope FIA president Jean Todt is wrong on one prediction, and see the alternative as an opportunity to improve
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck and much of the world was forced into lockdown, constant predictions, theories and hot-takes had become the norm - particularly from the often unruly crowds on social media. Well, apologies, but get ready for another addition.
Right now, and completely understandably, many are regularly looking to predictions and theories as a way of adapting to and looking through the coronavirus crisis. Some are helpful, some aren't, and in many ways it's better to focus on the individual methods we can employ to help ourselves and society overall get through this as best we can.
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Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.
A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.
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