While team sports are still (mostly) struggling to figure out plans to return to action safely during the coronavirus pandemic, individual sports are preparing to get back into some form of competition. Among those is Formula One, the premier auto racing organization in the world, which is said to be going all in on a July 5 return.
Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chairman Alex Wurz told The Guardian this week that Formula One is taking all the necessary steps to return to action with public health in mind, and that all systems appear to be go for a return on July 5 in Austria:
They are really trying their best and doing it in a typical F1 safety way, which is immaculate. The drivers have been reassured today, I can only underline that. I feel confident that the right steps are being made in an efficient timeframe and unless outside circumstances intervene I believe we could start the 2020 season in Austria in July.
Wurz also said that it makes sense for Formula One to be at the vanguard of returning to normalcy, given the organization’s history of top-notch safety in every matter. F1 brought in experts in safety and health to ensure that any plan for getting back on the track would be thorough enough to minimize the risk of infection for drivers and all necessary personnel.
Of course, plans can change, and Wurz stressed that any radical changes in the pandemic, from a rise in infections to a full-blown second wave, would force Formula One to switch up its plans, even perhaps halting a return. But as of now, sports fans will be able to take in some of the best auto racing in the world in a couple of months.
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