Pirelli employee tests positively for coronavirus

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16:38, 16 Mar 2020

Another member of the Formula 1 paddock has tested positively for the coronavirus, as Pirelli have revealed one of their employees has contracted COVID-19, adding they have taken all measures as advised by the Australian government.

F1 journalist Philip Duncan reported this on Twitter, marking the second person on the F1 grid with the virus after a McLaren engineer had tested positively last week.

Taking measures

In Pirelli's statement, they stated the infected employee is "now following all the relevant procedures". Whether other Pirelli employees will be put in quarantine now it unknown.

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Pirelli statement: "A member of the Pirelli F1 team tested positive for Covid-19 in Melbourne yesterday. The person concerned is now following all the relevant procedures put in place by the Australian health authorities."

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

Pirelli employee tests positively for coronavirus

Taking measures

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