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

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18:01, 10 Jul 2020

byLouis Shaw

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	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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

byLouis Shaw

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