F1 not exempt from new corona measures

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20:20, 22 May 2020

The government of Great Britain has announced that from 8 June new rules will come into force in the fight against the coronavirus. Everyone entering the country must be quarantined for fourteen days.

This became clear earlier tonight, which is already causing problems for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Seven out of ten Formula 1 teams have their base in the UK and they were told later today that they will not be exempted from the new measures.

A Formula 1 spokesman said the following: "We have been working closely with government on the implications of the policy for Formula 1 and Silverstone. Those discussions are ongoing at this time with the aim of finding a solution with safety as our first priority", Says Luke Smith Twitter.

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F1 personnel confirmed to not be exempt from the 14-day quarantine. F1 spokesman says: "We have been working closely with government on the implications of the policy for Formula 1 and Silverstone." (1/2)

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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