Auto - A1 GP - The Mexico race is canceled

The swine flu epidemic currently raging in Mexico has prompted the organizers to decide to cancel the race on Wednesday planned to Mexico from 22 to 24 May "We are disappointed to have to inform you of such news, the president regretted the discipline Tony Teixeira in announcing the cancellation of the race. When we learned that there were problems last week we decided to remain attentive to the situation and it quickly became clear that not a single risk. "

The Mexican stage was originally scheduled for March but a concert by Radiohead Accordingly, the British race scheduled this weekend at Brands Hatch will be the last race of the season and will play under ke therefore in Switzerland (88 points) , Ireland (86 points) and Portugal (82 points). France is pointing at 5th place (46 points).

Mexico, home of the epidemic, is currently the only country to have recorded deaths due to influenza virus. Seven were confirmed and 159 other deaths are suspected while 1311 people are hospitalized because of disturbing symptoms. The epidemic has spread across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and the Pacific.