Lewis Hamilton Concerned By Mercedes Positive COVID-19 Test | Formula 1 News

System One championship chief Lewis Hamilton mentioned on Thursday it’s “undoubtedly a priority” that Mercedes have showed a member of the crew has examined certain for coronavirus. The six-time global champion, bidding to equivalent Michael Schumacher’s document of 91 race wins at this weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix, warned it proved the danger from Covid-19 had no longer decreased. “Naturally it is unhappy to listen to for the fellows that paintings so arduous. We now have clearly had this week in between and the fellows paintings so arduous to stick secure and be right here at the weekend,” mentioned Hamilton.

“So, it is undoubtedly a priority. It is clearly necessary for everybody all over the world to be steadily reminded that this factor has no longer disappeared. It is nonetheless right here. We nonetheless want to observe protocols, to put on a masks, to stay our palms blank and to stay our distances.”

The Mercedes certain case is the primary involving a Formula One crew member since Racing Level motive force Sergio Perez used to be examined certain after travelling house to Mexico earlier than the British Grand Prix in July. He overlooked two races.

Each Mercedes drivers mentioned they had been assured the crew would cope and rally in combination in accordance with the scoop.

“I will be able to’t say what is it is going to do to the weekend. Now we have a large number of nice other folks inside of our crew and it is not as regards to one individual,” Britain’s Hamilton mentioned.

“So we’re going to try to make him proud this weekend. It is simply going to take a special form of paintings — a large number of paintings to verify we proceed on with none disturbances,” he added.

Group-mate Valtteri Bottas, winner of the Russian race two weeks in the past, mentioned: “As a motive force, the very last thing you wish to have is to get it — it could undoubtedly imply lacking no less than one race, possibly much more, and we now have had one instance of that already.”

“In fact, it is about being as wary as you’ll, following the protocols, looking to be smart, and staying within the bubble.”

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He added he had entire consider in Mercedes “dealing with the whole lot, following the entire protocols and doing the whole lot we will to verify it stops there with that one case. So, I’ve the entire consider in them.”

Hamilton leads Bottas through 44 issues within the drivers’ championship after profitable six out of 10 races this season.