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Ferrari Bans All Factory Tours and Places Restrictions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak in Italy

Published 02/25/2020, 12:00 PM EST

The rapid spread of Coronavirus in Italy has sparked fears of contagion across the European Union. These recent events have forced the Maranello based Ferrari F1 to take strict measures to safeguard its employees.

Ferrari F1 has forbidden access to employees who are residents or who have visited the areas most affected by the contagion. Furthermore, all “Factory Tours” to the factory, as well as most business trips have been suspended.

Earlier, McLaren F1 has also imposed strict restrictions after the outbreak.

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In Italy, so far 229 cases and six deaths have been recorded. The regions most affected are Lombardy and Veneto. Italian officials announced sweeping restrictions on the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, effectively putting around 100,000 people in quarantine.

The famous Ferrari museum of Maranello, Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena and all other major tourist attractions have been closed. Additionally, A ban on all private meetings has been imposed, transport restrictions are in place and schools have been shut.

These restrictions will most likely impact the working of the sports management staff moving around the F1 World Championship circuits with the Ferrari F1 team. And to mitigate the impact some of the staff will start working remotely from the factory itself. Ferrari F1’s chief strategist Inaki Rueda and his team already operate from the base.

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FIA and F1 teams are taking every possible measure to curb the risk. As a result, the Chinese GP scheduled for the 19th of April stands canceled. And the inaugural Vietnam GP is also under the radar. The circumstance is continually changing and if the outbreak takes over more countries the whole 2020 season might be under threat of cancelation.

As of now, there are no alerts for the beginning of the season in Melbourne on March 15 but Coronavirus’s outbreak in Europe might play spoilsport.

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Mrinal Kuniyal has been a contributor to EssentiallSports since early 2020 and has focused on Formula 1, NASCAR, and IndyCar. He's a management graduate and his areas of interest include motorsports, marketing, and music.

Ferrari Bans All Factory Tours and Places Restrictions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak in Italy

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