Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has no doubts the Spanish Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled despite teams fearing their preparations could be hampered by the volcanic ash cloud that has closed airspace across much of Europe.
The spreading ash from an eruption in Iceland has wreaked havoc with travel plans across the continent and concerns were spreading throughout the paddock at the Chinese Grand Prix today that there could be problems getting cars and equipment back.
Teams were frantically trying to make alternative travel plans with many flights from Shanghai to Europe cancelled and, should the disruptions continue for the rest of the week, it could mean some teams will struggle to get their cars ready for the race in Barcelona on May 9.
But when asked whether the grand prix could potentially be postponed, Ecclestone said: "No. Not at all. There are no problems with the race."
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is keen to get cars and equipment back to the factory in Woking and fears a delay of more than a few days will severely hamper their ability to get the cars ready in time.
"I am not so much worried about our people as we will find a way home, but we have to get the cars back and we have not had any word yet from the freights," he said.
"The cars have been away for some time and we are looking forward to getting our equipment back in the factory as quick as we can, making sure we service all the cars properly. That could be a bit chaotic if we don't get the freight back.
"If we lose three or four days we can live with it but if we lose the cars for a week and beyond it becomes challenging."
McLaren at least head into the break between races on a high note after Jenson Button led a one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton in Shanghai today.
The travel chaos in Europe will have no immediate impact on the pair, though, as they already had other arrangements, with Button not due to return home until the end of the week while Hamilton is heading to a sponsorship event in South Africa.
"I was always going to go away for a few days and relax after this," said Button. "I am, hopefully, going to be heading back to Europe at the end of the week, but we will see about that."
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has played down the impact of his side's changed travel plans ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg against Inter Milan on Tuesday.
The ash cloud has seen a number of fixtures cancelled and sportsmen and women unable to travel to events.
Barca's board held an emergency meeting after yesterday's derby draw with Espanyol and opted to leave for Milan immediately after training today, as opposed to going tomorrow.
The first choice for the club is to fly, either to Milan or to a nearby airport, but if that option is unavailable - with much of Europe's airspace closed - then they will look to go by coach.
Guardiola said: "If we go by road we will not have the desired recovery, but there are many teams in the Segunda B (Spanish third tier) who travel 16 or 17 hours by coach every week."
Lyon are expected to take a similar approach ahead of their clash with German giants Bayern Munich, with France one of the countries heavily affected.
Rugby league side Lezignan were unable to get to England for their Carnegie Challenge Cup clash with Widnes Vikings yesterday - though Toulouse travelled by ferry to fulfil tonight's meeting with St Helens, while Salford and Leigh both made the opposite journey overland for their respective games against Catalans Dragons and Limoux.