CCP Virus Pandemic Is ‘Final Wake-Up Call’ for Formula One, Says McLaren Boss

Ferrari's Monaco driver Charles Leclerc competes in the qualifying session of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 16, 2019. Amanda Perobelli/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The CCP virus pandemic is a “final wake-up call” for Formula One, McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned.

The crisis has caused the start of the season—initially set to begin in March—to be delayed, with the Canadian Grand Prix recently becoming the ninth race to be either postponed or canceled.