WRC event Rally Estonia 2020

[OHL]

Would it be possible to make a special deal with government for example that M-Sport arrives let's say 3-5 days before the right time and they will test every team member every day and if there is no sign for disease then everything is ok. But I think there will be some kind of solution that M-Sport can participate. Our prime minister (and generally the whole government) is pro-rally (Rally Estonia) so I can imagine some kind of special deal put in place.

In theory, yes. But the trouble comes soon after you make a decision like that because what you allow for one, you have to allow for all. I cannot even imagine the lawsuits that would be flying around from event organizers over lost revenue if some non-linear regulations were applied whose sole criteria were how much someone in authority liked or disliked a particular type of event. I think no one in government even dares to consider something like this. It's unfortunate but they would have to err on the side of caution and rightfully so. To say nothing about the potential risk of being responsible to green-light an event that resulted in an outbreak.

[AnttiL]

Tänak is suggesting that only Estonian spectators should be allowed. Original source is a Betsafe blog

https://www.rallit.fi/ott-tanakilta-...isia-katsojia/

[denkimi]

Would it be possible to make a special deal with government for example that M-Sport arrives let's say 3-5 days before the right time and they will test every team member every day and if there is no sign for disease then everything is ok. But I think there will be some kind of solution that M-Sport can participate. Our prime minister (and generally the whole government) is pro-rally (Rally Estonia) so I can imagine some kind of special deal put in place.

The problem is that you could get infected the day before, fly over there and test negative, and a few days later only test positive.

What they could do is ask everyone to quarantaine themself at home for a week before flying over and getting tested. If anyone is infected then, they should surely test positive.

[Franky]

Could M-Sport partially use their workforce from Poland?

[pantealex]

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...O6T0MGoO7.html

After the debacle of the OZ GP cant see the FIA going with any other option than no quarantine for anyone. Think having had their fingers burned with what happened with McLaren the fall out from one of the teams having team members test positive just before the rally would be massive.

FIA doesn´t decide who can go to Estonia...

[br21]

List of people allowed or not is updated every Friday. According to latest list not allowed are: Luxembourg, Sweden, Portugal, San Marino, Bulgaria, Romania, Andorra, Croatia, Iceland and Spain. Close to the edge are: Switzerland, Austria, Czech Rep., UK, Belgium, Slovenia, France, Poland...
Couple of weeks ago mysef I was in the situation when I was supposed to go testing to Latvia and Estonia and in last moment couldn't make it, as my country was banned on Friday and I was supposed to go on Monday...

[Rallyper]

You really don´t understand how this virus works.

I still would say frequently testing works in this special cases. It works in other sports.

Of course special measures have to be taken at SP and other clusters.

Edit: Having read more in this Topic, I´d say Rally Estonia isn´t to be done. You never have a World Series excluding a team on these conditions. Never.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

ONS Official stats:
During the most recent week (6 July to 12 July), we estimate there were two new COVID-19 infections for every 10,000 individuals in the community population in England.

So that's 20 per 100,000 and above the threshold of 16 allowed for people to enter Estonia.

Another concern is where M-Sport is based in NW England:

'Several areas in England are experiencing a surge in new coronavirus cases, with places in the North West appearing most at risk to a second wave of infections similar to the one seen in (now locked down) Leicester.

[Steve Boyd]

ONS Official stats:
During the most recent week (6 July to 12 July), we estimate there were two new COVID-19 infections for every 10,000 individuals in the community population in England.

So that's 20 per 100,000 and above the threshold of 16 allowed for people to enter Estonia.

Another concern is where M-Sport is based in NW England:

'Several areas in England are experiencing a surge in new coronavirus cases, with places in the North West appearing most at risk to a second wave of infections similar to the one seen in (now locked down) Leicester.

Cockermouth, where MSport are based, is over 100 km from the areas of NW England where the surge in virus cases has been recorded.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Cockermouth, where MSport are based, is over 100 km from the areas of NW England where the surge in virus cases has been recorded.

Indeed, but NW England is the general area and that could be what takes the attention of the Estonian authorities.

Tourism is also opening up in the Lake District which is exactly where M-Sport is based, so a spike there is also quite possible.