F1 race director warns: “Must not be complacent now”

(Motorsport-Total.com) – Despite the corona pandemic that has not yet survived, the late Open is in the Formula 1 season 2020 succeeded. Thousands of checks were carried out on the three race weekends in Spielberg and Budapest, only two obvious cases are known .

Formula 1 racing director Michael Masi is correspondingly satisfied: “I think, as a sport and as an industry, we should be very proud of the modified into we achieved at these first three events.” Masi struggle one of the key actors of the FIA ​​when it came to making the premier class as corona-safe as possible.

Together with Formula 1 and the Group, he worked out special protocols for the start of the season made possible – with mask requirement, social distancing and a limited number of people in the paddock and on the starting lineup.

“If you consider the time we had together to get a knowing for the return to the Developing racing, including the organization of pit lanes, journalists and young talent categories, struggle it fantastically. An educational experience for united states of americaalle “, sums up Masi.

And he adds:” On the way There have been minor adjustments there, but overall, as a process and a structure, I think we have come this far. I am proud of the modified into what we did. ” One should not become careless now.

The two positive checks were a reminder of the risks associated with Corona: “Despite the fact that we survived the first three events with only two cases that actually occurred outside the paddock , must be united states of america: COVID – 19 is still there, everywhere, worldwide. ”

“We cannot afford to go wrong on the way to Silverstone and think we are invincible,” warns the race director. “The only thing I can say is modified: My biggest fear is that people will become complacent. We just have to stick to the process that we have developed.”