Claire Williams says the safety of the team’s staff will be “paramount” and her number one priority when the Formula 1 season eventually gets underway. The opening 10 races of 2020 have been called off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, though F1 officials hope to kick off the heavily-delayed season with a series of behind closed doors European rounds beginning with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5. While Williams’ deputy team principal admitted it is “absolutely critical” for the British squad’s future that F1 is able to resume racing this year amid financial uncertainty caused by the crisis, she insisted it would not come at the cost of putting its personnel at risk....
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