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- Traditional presentations abandoned for safety reasons
- Drivers could stand in front of cars on track instead
Formula One will abandon the traditional champagne-spraying podium ceremony for the pandemic-hit 2020 season.
With grand prix racing resuming in Austria on 5 July under the strictest possible safety procedures, F1’s sporting director, Ross Brawn, has vetoed both the podium and the usual presentation of trophies to the top three drivers, referring to the departure as “the new norm” for F1.
Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/13/no-standing-on-ceremony-as-f1-ditches-podiums-for-the-entire-season under the title “
‘F1’s new norm’: podiums ditched for pandemic-hit 2020 season
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