QUEENSLAND TEAMS RETURN HOME
Queensland Supercars teams are back at their home bases ahead of the postponed Tasmanian Supercars championship event, as the latest COVID scare subsides.
The Queensland government announced a three-day lockdown of the Brisbane area on March 29.
In response, the Tasmanian government imposed a 14-day quarantine on anyone from there arriving in the state.
Dick Johnson Racing and Matt Stone Racing both departed Queensland for NSW on March 31 in response to the Brisbane area COVID lockdown. They were concerned it could spread to the Gold Coast and directly impact them.
Triple Eight, the only Brisbane-based team, had already sent staff out of Queensland because it had a racing commitment with the GT world challenge at Bathurst over Easter.
Some southern Supercars teams were also understood to have flown key Queensland-based personnel out of the state to avoid them getting mixed up in a quarantine.
However, the COVID risk has since reduced in the Brisbane area and the Tasmanian government has declared it low-risk, ending any prospect of quarantine for Queensland teams and personnel, allowing them to return home.
It had been rumoured last week that the Tassie race could shift to Sydney Motorsport Park if the Queensland COVID situation worsened.
But Supercars insists this was never a seriously considered option.
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