{"id":123791,"date":"2020-12-01T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/formula-one-champion-lewis-hamilton-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T17:08:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:08:16","slug":"formula-one-champion-lewis-hamilton-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/formula-one-champion-lewis-hamilton-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19<\/strong>”
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SAKHIR, Bahrain \u2014 Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend\u2019s Sakhir Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes team said in a statement Tuesday that Hamilton was tested three times last week and returned a negative result each time, the last on Sunday afternoon at the Bahrain International Circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m devastated that I won\u2019t be racing this weekend,\u201d Hamilton tweeted<\/a>. \u201cSince we started the season in June, my team and I have been taking all the precautions we possibly can and following the regulations everywhere we\u2019ve been in order to stay safe. <\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, even though I returned three negative test results this past week, I woke up (Monday) morning with mild symptoms and requested another test which came back positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamilton is in isolation in accordance with the health protocols in Bahrain.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from mild symptoms, he is otherwise fit and well, and the entire team sends him its very best wishes for a swift recovery,\u201d the team statement said.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old Hamilton app<\/a>eared to be drained at the end of the Bahrain GP, which was marred by a crash that left Romain Grosjean with minor burns to his hands and ankles after his Haas car crashed and burst into flames moments after the start.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s physical, this track has always been physical. We\u2019ve got lots of high-speed corners so I was definitely feeling it,\u201d Hamilton said following Sunday\u2019s race. \u201cI was sliding around a lot out there and I wasn\u2019t really quite sure how it would play out at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is another race in Bahrain on Sunday \u2014 on Sakhir\u2019s shorter outer circuit \u2014 before the 17-race season concludes in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Hamilton clinched the drivers\u2019 championship last month in Turkey and has a big lead in the standings with 332 points, well ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas (201) and Max Verstappen (189).<\/p>\n

He has won 11 races this season. But his absence in Sakhir means he will not be able to win a 13th and equal Sebastian Vettel\u2019s record, set in 2013 with Red Bull.<\/p>\n

Hamilton also misses out, for now, on being able to clinch a 100th pole position. His pole last weekend was the record-extending 98th of his career.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes team said it would announce a replacement driver later in the week. Reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne was already scheduled to travel<\/a> to Bahrain after Formula E testing in Valencia.<\/p>\n

Hamilton is the third F1 driver to test positive for COVID-19 this season, following Sergio Perez at Silverstone and Lance Stroll in Germany.<\/p>\n

Formula One organizers said Hamilton needs a negative test before being allowed to return to the F1 paddock and, therefore, remains a doubtful starter for the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.\n <\/p><\/div>\n