Brawn: "I think we did a pretty good job of reaching the right conclusion"

Ross Brawn believes he and Formula 1 handled the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix well given the situation. For around 12 hours following the news that McLaren would withdraw from the race due to a team member testing positive, F1 remained quiet.

Eventually, fans were queuing up outside the turnstiles waiting to enter Albert Park circuit. The schedule of on-track events had started, despite most mainstream media outlets reporting that the event had been cancelled. Brawn, F1's motorsports boss, explains what was going on during the 12 hours of silence.

“There was consultation with the teams, the medical authorities, the FIA and the promoters here. I’ve been up all night. We had so many issues to work through. We had to get the teams together again and hold a meeting. It all takes time," Brawn said on the official Formula 1 website.