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F1 Bahrain GP closed to spectators due to virus
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Formula One’s Bahrain Grand Prix has been closed to spectators due to the global virus outbreak, but won’t be postponed like the Chinese round of the championship.
Organizers said having crowds at the March 22 race at the Sakhir circuit would have undermined “aggressive social distancing measures,” used in Bahrain to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, which causes the Covid-19 disease. Discouraging people from gathering in large crowds can prevent the virus from spreading. “Given the continued spread of Covid-19 globally, convening a major sporting event, which is open to the public and allows thousands of international travellers and local fans to interact in close proximity would not be the right thing to do at the present time,” organizers said in a statement. The F1 season is set to begin with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 15. China was scheduled to hold the fourth race of the season on April 19, but that was postponed due to the virus outbreak and no new date has been set.
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