Australian Grand Prix cancelled
Updated: F1 organisers cancel event after Vic. Premier says no crowds will attend.
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The F1 Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled due to concerns around coronavirus.
Race officials made the decision following updated medical advice from Victoria’s chief health officer.
It follows Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews saying no spectators would be allowed due to public health concerns. He advised F1 organisers had a choice to cancel the event or running an event with no spectators.
In a statement, organisers said all ticket holders would receive a full refund.
“Our first priority is the safety of everyone including attendees, our personnel, all event partners and members of the local community,” the Australian Grand Prix Corporation said.
FOX Sports and Network 10 are both broadcasters of the Australian Grand Prix.
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Friday 13 March
10:30 RPM 1h
11:30 Monster Jam 30m
12:00 The Doctors 1h
13:00 MacGyver 1h
14:00 Diagnosis Murder 1h
15:00 Diagnosis Murder 1h
16:00 Star Trek 1h
17:00 Star Trek: Voyager
Saturday 14 March
08:30 Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures 1h
09:30 Stuidio 10 Saturday 2h30m
12:00 Places We Go 30m
12:30 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1h
13:30 Seafood Escape With Andrew Ettingshausen 30m
14:00 This Is Mexico 30m
14:30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn 30m
15:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 30m
15:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield 30m
16:00 Three Veg And Meat 30m
16:30 Farm To Fork 30m
17:00 10 News First 1h
18:00 Bondi Rescue 30m
Sunday 15 March
08:00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield 30m
08:30 Three Veg And Meat 30m
09:00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn 30m
09:30 Studio 10 Sunday 2h30m
12:00 Pat Callinan’s 4×4 Adventures 1h
13:00 All 4 Adventure 1h
14:00 The Living Room 1h
15:00 Dancing With The Stars rpt 2h
Australian Grand Prix, World Tour’s show on Saturday 14th March with Robbie Williams is cancelled.
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12 Responses
Won’t miss seeing all the beautiful people at the track in the papers, especially Bec Judd…
Read a letter from a lady in Italy….they left all this too late…be grateful things are being addressed here…
Feel for those that booked Airlines,Hotel tickets in advanced
Absolutely. No winners.
What contingency plans do these networks have now in the event all the football codes are cancelled this year?
None…..
I don’t think we will see NRL/AFL cancelled completely – I reckon we may see matches played with no spectators….though the atmosphere of even watching that on TV wouldn’t be wonderful.
That could happen with the AFL in Round 1, which is likely to be played behind closed doors.
but even then you are putting players trainers medical staff coaching at risk if a player or a family member of anyone involved has it , for games to go ahead everyone involved would need to get tested first before any game takes place even if no crowds
Hopefully the quality drama which they usually treat like second rate filler after reality shows and sport.
Run repeats of movies. Sport doesn’t occupy primetime slots early in the week, it’s on Thurs and Friday night and the weekends.
Seven may bring Big Brother forward seeing it has started filming, perhaps they could bring it in live now, even resurrect the Games part for Friday or Saturday Night (It’s A Knock Out kind of).
The first of many ?