Pirelli boss Isola tests positive for Covid-19

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17:35, 16 Nov 2020

Pirelli boss, Mario Isola has tested positive for coronavirus, following a test in Turkey on Sunday. He will now go into a period of isolation and could now miss the next Grand Prix in Bahrain.

The 51-year-old is showing no symptoms, Pirelli stated in a statement. His close contacts have been informed and tested, from which no new cases have emerged. Pirelli says that Isola is complying with local medical guidelines in Turkey and that he will return to Italy in accordance with all the relevant strict health protocols.

Last week Acting Williams team boss Simon Rosberg also tested positive for Covid-19. Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez are the only drivers to also test positive so far.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Pirelli boss Isola tests positive for Covid-19

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