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The Mercedes stable confirms that Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for the crown and will not participate in this weekend’s F1 race in Bahrain.
Hamilton tested negative three times before and during the F1 weekend, but on Monday morning he woke up with mild cold symptoms, the stable writes on its website and on Twitter.
At the same time, Hamilton was told that he had been exposed to the virus even before the competition last weekend. Therefore, Hamilton was retested twice and both results were positive. He is now isolated according to instructions from the Bahrain health authorities. According to information from the barn, he has mild symptoms and is doing well.
Hamilton, who has already claimed his seventh World Cup title, is likely to miss the remaining two races in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. The stable will later announce who will replace him in F1 competition this weekend.
Statement on COVID-19 test result for Lewis Hamilton:
The FIA, Formula 1 and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team can confirm today that during mandatory pre-race PCR tests for the Sakhir Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19.
– F1 Media (@ F1Media) December 1, 2020
As of yet, there is no information about stablemate Valtteri Bottas who has been exposed. According to an update on Twitter yesterday, he was on his bike, ready for a new F1 weekend in Bahrain.
Hamilton is the third F1 driver to test positive for COVID-19. Sergio Pérez tested positive at Silverstone and Lance Stroll in Germany.
It is unclear who will replace Hamilton in Bahrain, but according to the official F1 website, Mercedes reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne will go to Bahrain after Formula E testing in Valencia.
The article is updated
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