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F1 coronavirus calendar 'crazy' and 'brutal' - Magnussen

Mar.26 Kevin Magnussen says the prospect of 18 races in six months sounds "crazy". Some are sceptical that Formula 1 will get back to racing at all this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the official plan is for 15-18 races beginning in June. "It sounds crazy to have 18 races in six months," Haas driver Magnussen told Viasat. "But if that's the way it is, that's the way it is and then we'll see the family at Christmas. I can't say if it can be done, but it certainly sounds brutal." Some believe the only way to achieve such a compacted calendar would be to cut the weekend format to two days or perhaps even have two races per circuit. "Maybe it could...
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