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The other sagas from F1's trip to Melbourne

The many storylines that were expected to play out during the course of the Australian GP weekend were utterly overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic that forced the event's cancellation. It will now be some time before these hot potatoes can be picked up again and the outcomes decided

Alex Kalinauckas Mar 18, 2020, 2:41 PM

The coronavirus crisis is challenging the modern way of life like never before and it has already had a defining impact on the 2020 Formula 1 season.

The dramatic cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix will forever be the story of what should have been F1's 25th race at Albert Park, but before events took a serious turn when a McLaren team member tested positive for COVID-19, there was some semblance of normality around the chaos.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

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.