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F1 drivers fully support 'ghost races', says GPDA head Wurz

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 14, 2019, Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas leads Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at the first corner of the race. [REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo]

Formula One drivers fully support plans to start the season with "ghost races" behind closed doors, according to Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) chairman Alex Wurz.

The sport aims to kick off a season delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic with two back-to-back races without spectators at Austria's Red Bull Ring in July.

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