Absolute shitshow by the organisers*, from the sound of it. A firm decision should’ve been made when the McLaren staffer tested positive. Instead they dragged it out until the morning which was already after fans had turned up and were trying to enter Albert Park.
Really feels like it took pressure from the teams - Mercedes pulling out, and Ferrari publicly supporting a cancellation - for anyone to really take action. All the while many people have understood the race was effectively cancelled many hours earlier (BBC news first reported on it in the early afternoon UK time).
Already it feels like the whole season this year is going to be a washout. Will they really manage to run enough races uninterrupted to stage a credible championship?
*I grant that this one word consists of many groups in F1, which may have contributed to the difficulty.