Another day, another sporting event falls victim to the rampant spread of COVID-19, aka Coronavirus. This time it’s one of Australia’s premier sporting events – the 2020 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Its cancellation is a huge shock, but with one of McLaren F1’s team members being confirmed to have fallen ill with the potentially deadly virus, and a further 14 team members under quarantine, the British outfit had no choice but to immediately pull the pin, and less than 12 hours later, the whole event is kaput. If you’re a fan of motorsport and cars, chances are you’re also a watch enthusiast, so the Aussie F1’s cancellation will come as a massive blow to a fair few of you out there … it certainly has for us. To help fill the void left by this massive disappointment, we’re locking ourselves indoors, drawing the shades, pouring ourselves a pint of whiskey and rewatching the first season of Netflix’s excellent Drive to Survive to a) get our F1 fix and b) check out the myriad cool timepieces being worn by some of the sport’s biggest names. If you haven’t seen the series already, stop what you’re doing, fire up the telly, turn…
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