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'Only think about a new date when the coronavirus situation becomes clear'

The postponement of the Grand Prix in Azerbaijan was not only a decision of the local organizer, but was supported by the measures of the government. That's what Arif Rahimov, CEO of the local organiser in Baku, says. He tells Motorsport.com that the announcement of the postponement could not wait any longer. "We had to make a decision now. Our first plan was to start work on the street circuit a week later. In that week there were many conversations between the F1, the government in Azerbaijan and us. We went through all possible scenarios and finally we decided to stop the work", Rahimov says. Read more Organizer GP Baku: 'We want to prevent the events in Melbourne' Waiting for...
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