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# Video: F1’s sorry Australian GP saga explained
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-f1s-sorry-australian-gp-saga-explained/
- Published: 2020-03-13T14:32:01.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T19:28:46.000Z
- Description: Our latest video explains a hectic couple of days for Formula 1 that resulted in its first three races all being called off
- Author: Glenn Freeman
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-bottom-center

Our latest video explains a hectic couple of days for Formula 1 that resulted in its [first three races](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/bahrain-and-vietnam-grands-prix-officially-postponed/) all being called off.

Reporting from Melbourne, Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell and Mark Hughes revisit the goings-on in the build-up to the Australian Grand Prix, including [why teams were split](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/australian-gp-cancellation-stand-off-the-full-inside-story/) on if they should have gone ahead with the race weekend.

They also look at the U-turn by Mercedes that changed the likely outcome of overnight meetings, and ask if the situation could [have been handled better by F1](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1s-embarrassing-australian-gamble-must-never-be-repeated/).