Heineken F1 Festival in South Africa postponed

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12:10, 14 Mar 2020

Following the coronavirus outbreak, the first four Formula 1 races have been called off. F1 bosses say it's unlikely that we'll see Formula 1 cars on track before the end of May. An F1 event in South Africa has now also been called off.

Formula 1 Festival organized by Heineken in Johannesburg at the end of March has been postponed.

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Heineken F1 Joburg Festival postponed Formula 1® has today announced that due to the ongoing global situation regarding COVID-19 the Heineken ®. F1 Joburg Festival due to take place on the 29th March has been postponed to protect the safety of fans and participants attending

7:12 AM · Mar 14, 2020

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The organization announces on the official website that they are postponing the event to a later date for the safety of visitors and participants. The planned date of March 29 is cancelled and a new date has not yet been chosen.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	136
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	132
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	85
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	83
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	31
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Heineken F1 Festival in South Africa postponed

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