{"id":270327,"date":"2020-12-01T11:25:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T10:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=270327"},"modified":"2020-12-01T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T10:25:44","slug":"lewis-hamilton-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton Tests Positive For COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday after waking up with mild symptoms.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The day after his victory at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Hamilton woke up with mild coronavirus symptoms, and went on to get a test.<\/p>\n

It turned out to be the right thing to do as he later tested positive. He will now miss the Sakhir GP because of this.<\/p>\n

Hamilton tested positive 3 times the previous week, as he was tested routinely for the GP he won on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The driver may also miss the event in Abu Dhabi if he fails to test negative in time.<\/p>\n

Mercedes haven\u2019t made it clear who will replace Hamilton in the coming races, after the team won the past 11 of their 15 races.<\/p>\n

Hamilton is currently isolating in line with local regulations.<\/p>\n

Mercedes also released a statement, saying:\u00a0“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 GP.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“Lewis therefore took a further test and returned a positive result. This has since been confirmed by a retest.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“We will announce our replacement driver plans for this weekend in due course.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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