GP da Austrália: Três equipes estavam prontas para ir à pista em Melbourne
Em meio ao debate sobre o cancelamento, três das dez equipes do grid afirmaram estar dispostas a continuar com o final de semana

Depois de quase doze horas de espera, finalmente saiu a decisão: o GP da Austrália da Fórmula 1 está cancelado. Ao longo dessas horas, muitas dúvidas foram levantadas, e as próprias equipes não sabiam o que fazer até o anúncio oficial. Mas, caso a corrida tivesse seguido em frente, algumas equipes estariam prontas para ir à pista.
Das dez equipes do grid da F1, três estavam dispostas a seguir com o final de semana, o que criaria uma possibilidade de repetição do clássico GP dos Estados Unidos de 2005, quando apenas seis carros participaram da prova.
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Red Bull, AlphaTauri e Racing Point estavam com tudo pronto, enquanto as demais já estavam dando as atividades como encerradas. Um membro de uma das equipes disse ao Motorsport.com: "Nós vivemos pela corrida e estamos aqui pela corrida".
Suas posições ficaram claras em um encontro com Ross Brawn em um hotel no centro de Melbourne na noite passada, após o anúncio de que a McLaren não participaria do GP, após um membro da equipe testar positivo para o coronavírus.
A maioria das equipes queriam cancelar a prova, mas Christian Horner, Franz Tost e Otmar Szafnauer afirmaram que suas equipes estariam presentes a não ser que as autoridades proibissem sua presença no local por questões de segurança.
Isso deu início a uma complexa noite com discussões legais entre a F1, a FIA e o governo do estado de Vitória sobre quais seriam os próximos passos e quem seria o responsável pela decisão, com todas as implicações financeiras óbvias.
Mercedes, Ferrari e Renault - as três equipes de fábrica - foram veementemente contra a realização da corrida, com os campeões mundiais escrevendo uma carta explicando sua decisão.
"Nós dividimos a tristeza com os fãs do esporte. Mas a saúde física e mental e o bem-estar de nossa equipe e da comunidade da F1 são nossas prioridades", afirmou a equipe em comunicado. "Não sentimos mais que a segurança de nossa equipe está garantida caso continuemos no evento".
Na sexta de manhã, apenas funcionários de logística estiveram na pista. As garagens de Ferrari e Mercedes estavam fechadas às 10h, horário local, uma hora antes do início do primeiro treino livre, o que seria uma quebra no regulamento. A da Renault estava aberta, mas os carros ainda estavam em condições de parque fechado, cobertos.
As garagens das outras seis equipes estavam abertas, mas apenas as três citadas acima estavam fazendo preparações sérias para ir à pista no horário marcado.
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