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Salo: COVID-19 could delay 2020 driver market

  The silly season could face a delay of its own if Formula 1 races are unable to go ahead, says former driver Mika Salo. Salo, who commentates for Finnish TV station MTV, expressed his reservations that teams would be willing to commence negotiations for drivers, particularly those in junior formulae, given the inability to assess them first-hand with no races to watch. “The contracts will have to be signed sooner or later, but currently there is no data on which to base any decision,' he explained. 'So the season of the drivers market can only be postponed to the next few months. 'It certainly won't start as early as in 2019.' Further complicating matters, Salo noted that in the...
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