Formula One recently finished up testing in Bahrain and is now facing major logistical issues, with many news outlets reporting that teams struggled to take their equipment to Melbourne for the start of the F1 season due to Global Tensions. Many Airports have been reported to be shut down, or planes are taking longer routes to avoid any dangerous obstacles in the air. 

Typically, F1 teams run on a tight logistical schedule, Teams usually are almost finished packing before the end of a race and are quickly ready to ship their equipment to the next race location. F1 Teams are great at moving from place to place in a short amount of time.

Due to the pre-season testing in Bahrain, multiple reports claimed that teams such as McLaren and Mercedes were still running behind trying to get out of Bahrain, with conflicts unfortunately arising in the Middle East, teams had to readjust their logistic strategies to get to Melbourne on time to set up before race weekend, with around 2,000 staff members having to rearrange flights.

The logistical issues are reported not to affect the race weekend at all; it will be a stressful week for the rest of the staff, but everything and everyone is planned to arrive on time. Some teams and drivers are already in Australia. 

Mohhamed Ben Sulayem, released a statement about the current global issues, since it may affect the formula one season if tensions continue to arise. He says that the FIA will continue to keep a close eye on world events and monitor the situations carefully before making decisions about future events that are within the affected areas.

What would've happened if teams failed to arrive on time? Take a look at how F1 adjusted in 2020 when the Coronavirus became a global pandemic in March. The FIA rescheduled the race later in the year, adjusting the schedule in response to news updates about the pandemic.

If teams failed to arrive, the first option is to reschedule the race. The second option, or the most extreme option, would be to cancel the race overall, which typically only happens if there is extreme weather and undriveable conditions, or if there are life-threatening situations for the fans and teams.

F1 is known for their speed on the track, but also for their off-track performances with their logistical teams. Despite the clear setbacks that teams faced this week, the F1 team showed their great co-ordination and ability to adjust to any conflict with great speed in order to show up and put on a great performance for their teams and the fans.