Seven quarantined McLaren employees test negatively for coronavirus

Seven of the McLaren employees who were left behind in Australia in quarantine have tested negatively for the coronavirus, the team has revealed, adding the one employee who tested positive is now without symptoms.

McLaren withdrew from the Australian Grand Prix last Thursday when one of their engineers was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, placing a total of 16 team members into quarantine.

The race was eventually cancelled, as are the Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix, but all quarantined team members will have to stay in Australia for another week to honour the 14-day period recommended by the Australian government.

"All are doing well and in good spirits," McLaren's statement read. 

"The one team member that tested positive initially is also now free of symptoms. The balance of personnel were not required to be tested at the direction of the medical authorities.

"In total, 16 members of the team were placed in quarantine, 14 due to close contact with the team member who tested positive, and an additional team member who developed symptoms over the weekend."

Some of McLaren's other employees like Andreas Seidl and Andrea Stella have also stayed behind in Australia to give the quarantined people support.