Amid ongoing worldwide problems with the shipping of cargo, F1 escaped a near- miss ahead of the Australian Grand Prix when equipment from three teams risked not making it in time.
F1 partner DHL had to do a rescue mission to remove the freight from a delayed cargo ship and instead arrange for it fly it from Singapore.
While F1 overcame a potential issue there, MotoGP found itself having to cancel Friday running at the Argentine Grand Prix last weekend when transport planes were late arriving.
The increased disruption to worldwide freight opens up the risk that F1’s compact schedule this year could expose it to a potential slip at some point.
And while Steiner, whose team missed the start of the Bahrain pre-season test because of freight delays, says F1 is doing all it can to ensure there are no problems, he is aware that some of the situation is out of its hands.
“I think F1 takes it seriously, but it’s one of those scenarios you cannot really control,” explained Steiner.
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