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	100
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	80
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	63
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	51
5	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	49
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	43
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	26
8	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	16
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	5
12	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
13	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	4
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	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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