F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton positive for Covid-19
Published on: Tuesday, December 01, 2020
By: AFP
SAKHIR: World champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, Formula One's governing body FIA announced Tuesday.
"In accordance with COVID-19 protocols and public health authority guidelines in Bahrain he (Hamilton) is now isolating," said an FIA statement.
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"The procedures set out by the FIA and Formula 1 will ensure no wider impact on this weekend's event."
Hamilton who on Sunday won the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first of back-to-back races in the Gulf state, has already secured a record-equalling seventh world championship this season.
"He woke up on Monday morning with mild symptoms and was informed at the same time that a contact prior to arrival in Bahrain had subsequently tested positive," a statement from Hamilton's Mercedes team said.
"Lewis therefore took a further test and returned a positive result. This has since been confirmed by a retest.
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"Lewis is now isolating in accordance with COVID-19 protocols and public health authority guidelines in Bahrain.
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The team added that Hamilton had been tested three times last week and returned a negative result each time as part of the sport's strict anti-virus protocols, the last of which was on Sunday afternoon at the Bahrain circuit.
