Home F1 Formula One in 'very fragile state', warns McLaren boss Brown The 2020 Formula One world championship has been unable to start with eight races of a scheduled 22 already either scrapped or postponed. AFP London 06 April, 2020 08:38 IST The coronavirus outbreak has seen several races of the 2020 Formula One season postponed or cancelled. - Getty Images AFP London 06 April, 2020 08:38 IST McLaren boss Zak Brown said on Sunday that the coronavirus pandemic has plunged Formula One into “a very fragile state”, warning that as many as four teams could even be driven out of business.The 2020 world championship has been unable to start with eight races of a scheduled 22 already either scrapped or postponed.READ | Aston Martin's return to F1 in 2021 confirmed “This is potentially devastating to teams, and if (it is devastating) to enough teams then it's very threatening to F1 as a whole,” Brown told the BBC on the eve of a meeting planned to discuss cost-cutting in the sport.Brown insisted that all the teams have agreed to lower the 2021 budget cap to $150m (138.7 million euros) down from $175 million.However, he said the ceiling needs to be reduced further to counter the financial fall-out from the virus-hit season.“Could I see — through what is going on right now in the world if we don't tackle this situation head on very aggressively — two teams disappearing? Yeah,” said Brown.“In fact, I could see four teams disappearing if this isn't handled the right way.READ | McLaren drivers take pay cut amid cost-cutting measures “And then, given how long it takes to ramp up an F1 team, and given the economic and health crisis we are in right now, to think there would be people lined up to take over those teams like there has historically been... I don't think the timing could be worse from that standpoint.“So I think F1 is in a very fragile state at the moment.” Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos