New FIA coronavirus figures report eight cases in last seven days

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19:14, 06 Nov 2020

New coronavirus figures have been released by the FIA. Every week, the FIA announces how many positive tests there have been in the last seven days.

In order to protect all drivers and other people within the teams from the coronavirus, extensive testing is carried out by the FIA. Drivers are only allowed to stay within their own bubble and are expected to take responsibility for this. However, sometimes things go wrong. Earlier this season Racing Point driver Sergio Perez was infected with the virus, so Nico Hulkenberg had to replace him for two races. More recently Lance Stroll, also of Racing Point, became infected, and Hulkenberg filled in again.

However, the extensive testing and all the precautions seem to work. The most recent figures published by the FIA â€‹â€‹on their website show that in the seven days from October 30 to November 5 only eight of the 1781 tests were positive. For reasons of privacy, the association cannot say who became infected, but we can assume that these are not drivers.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	302
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	199
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	179
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	163
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	86
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	37
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

New FIA coronavirus figures report eight cases in last seven days

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