Lewis Hamilton Tests Positive For Covid-19
Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for Covid-19, and will miss this weekends Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas made the following announcement regarding the 7-Time World Champion.
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team regrets to announce that Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to take part in this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix.
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Lewis was tested three times last week and returned a negative result each time, the last of which was on Sunday afternoon at the Bahrain International Circuit as part of the standard race weekend testing programme.
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However, 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. 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. Apart from mild symptoms, he is otherwise fit and well, and the entire team sends him its very best wishes for a swift recovery.
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We will announce our replacement driver plans for this weekend in due course.