Norris can finally return to Britain after coronavirus isolation

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09:25, 21 Jan 2021

Lando Norris can return to his home country. The Brit was infected with the coronavirus, but now that his quarantine period is over and he is feeling better, he can make the flight back home.

Lando Norris and his team announced on 5 January that he had tested positive for coronavirus. The McLaren driver was on holiday in Dubai with some friends and contracted the virus there. After Lance Stroll, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton he was the fourth driver to be infected with the virus. Not much later it was announced that also Charles Leclerc had tested positive.

Norris back to England

The problem for Norris, however, was that the positive test prevented him from returning to Britain. The Brit had to stay in Dubai longer but in quarantine. That period is now over and a McLaren spokesman told Crash.net that the driver can return to his home country.

On Monday, the quarantine period expired and according to the spokesman, the driver, who had previously indicated to have lost his smell, is doing well again. He will fly back to his own country later this week.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
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

Norris can finally return to Britain after coronavirus isolation

Norris back to England

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