Around 1,000 Formula 1 personnel have had to rebook their tickets for travel to Melbourne for this weekend's season-opening race, according to reports. The disruption is reportedly due to several closed airports in the Middle East. Travis Auld, the chief of the Formula 1 race in Australia, said during a Monday morning press conference that his understanding is everything is now sorted and everyone will be ready for the race.
Auld later told Channel Nine that around 500 people from Europe will be flown in via three chartered planes. S. and Israeli attack on Iran, with world championship races scheduled in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April.
my understanding is everything is now sorted and everyone will be ready for the race
A Formula 1 spokesperson said on Sunday that they are closely following situations of this kind and working closely with relevant authorities.
around 500 people from Europe will be flown in via three chartered planes
they are closely following situations of this kind and working closely with relevant authorities