One of the team members of Mercedes is infected with the corona virus, a spokesperson for the team has said RaceFans let them know. For the time being, there is no reason to believe that this is one of the drivers.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Formula 1 season is still in full swing. This is partly because strict corona measures apply on and around the circuit. For example, the temperature of everyone who enters the paddock is checked, mouth masks are mandatory at all times and everyone must have a corona test every few days. This allows Formula 1 to quickly identify and immediately isolate any contamination.
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A spokesman for the Mercedes Formula 1 team has just opposite RaceFans confirms that the test of one of the team members of the German racing stable came back positive. The FIA has drawn up some protocols ahead of the season and the spokesperson emphasizes that the team strictly adheres to these and that there is close cooperation with the motorsport body.
With a view to privacy, the team will not make any statements about the identity of this person and it is therefore unclear to what extent this contamination will affect Mercedes’ race weekend. Everyone who has been in the vicinity of the person in question in recent days will have to be quarantined. According to the medium there is in any case no reason to believe that it is one of the drivers.
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