After thousands of tests no one in F1 paddock found positive on COVID-19

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18:01, 10 Jul 2020

The doubleheader F1 race weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Austria is an important test, not only for Formula 1 itself but for all global sports. The whole world will focus its spotlight on the sport if things go wrong here with a COVID-19 infection.

Red Bull Ring corona-free not only important for Formula 1

On the other hand, two full race weekends without contamination is also the signal to other events that things will be possible in 2020. In order to achieve this, F1 stops at nothing.

Last week (from Friday 3 July to Thursday 9 July) no less than 4566 coronavirus tests were conducted. There were no positive results and hopefully things will be the same this weekend as everyone is living in a 'healthy' bubble.

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Statement on COVID-19 testing The FIA and Formula 1 can today confirm that between Friday 3rd July and Thursday 9th July, 4566 tests for COVID-19 have been performed on drivers, teams and personnel. Of these, zero people have tested positive.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

After thousands of tests no one in F1 paddock found positive on COVID-19

Red Bull Ring corona-free not only important for Formula 1

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