‘Hairy weekend’: The midnight call from F1 headquarters that put the Australian GP on edge

Australian Grand Prix Corporation chair Martin Pakula has admitted he was fearful some Formula 1 teams would not make to make it to Melbourne because of the war in the Middle East.


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