Yep Not just F1 but we are also racing against time against Corona. My guess is we have 3 months window to from now to contain it or we see some unimaginable things happening. That said I am confident it can be controlled by then.
Yea it appears that you need to identify it and completely contain it early on. It does seem like Japan is doing that. The problem is you have countries like Iran which did not do that, so they are going to continue broadcasting the virus out to everyone else. So I suspect we are going to see repeated outbreaks in different spots of the world until we develop a vaccine and distribute it, which is going to take a year or two. So hopefully we can keep this mostly contained until then.
Returning the discussion to F1:
1. I gather the Chinese GP has been delayed indefinately (and may not occur this year).
2. Vietnam seems to have contained the city with only 16 cars, so the GP should happen. Right now they are insisting that anyone from Italy be quarenteed for two weeks. This certainly creates some complications for a couple of F1 teams. Something will have to be worked out or I don’t think Ferrari will be able to race.
3. With over 2,000 cases in Italy and around Milan, they may have some challenges with Monza.
4. Bahrain has around 50 cases right now and it has been slowly growing. This might be an issue.
We probably need a thread on the Coronavirus as it is actually having an impact on F1. It might also effect some of the sponsors. The budget cap may have come just in time.