Mazepin to pass over F1 finale after sure Covid-19 take a look at
Nikita Mazepin will pass over the season-ending Formulation One race after checking out sure for COVID-19.
Haas will run only one automotive Sunday within the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mick Schumacher. Reserve motive force Pietro Fittipaldi was once no longer eligible to exchange Mazepin as a result of Fittipaldi didn’t pressure in no less than one consultation this weekend.
Mazepin examined sure on-site at Yas Marina Circuit. A 2nd take a look at for the Russian additionally returned sure.
The Haas group mentioned Mazepin is asymptomatic however will self-isolate and practice “related public well being government.”
BREAKING: Nikita Mazepin won’t race within the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a favorable take a look at for Covid-19
Mazepin is experiencing most effective gentle signs, and is now setting apart in response to Covid-19 protocols
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“Nikita is bodily neatly,” Haas mentioned. “Uralkali Haas F1 Workforce want Nikita neatly and we look ahead to his go back to the race observe in early 2022 for pre-season checking out.”
Mazepin is in his first F1 season and the Russian had a career-best end of 14th in Hungary. He was once scheduled to begin 20th on Sunday.
Foo Combatants cancel F1 Abu Dhabi live performance for clinical causes
The Foo Combatants rock band has referred to as off its live performance on the Formulation One race in Abu Dhabi because of “unexpected clinical cases,” match organizers mentioned Sunday.
The organizers introduced no additional information about the clinical factor, instead of to mention that Dave Grohl and the Foo Combatants have been “not able to commute” to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Sunday’s live performance.
“The band apologizes for any inconvenience or sadness brought about through this sudden flip of occasions,” the commentary added. The band introduced no fast remark about the problem on its social media.
Emirati state-linked newspaper The Nationwide quoted live performance promoter John Lickrish as pronouncing {that a} member of the band was once rushed to a health center from an airport in Chicago, the place the band stopped on tips on how to Abu Dhabi. He didn’t elaborate on what came about however mentioned the band managers had referred to as him to cancel.
The Foo Combatants remaining carried out in Fresno, California, on Thursday and were scheduled to finish their rock excursion in Abu Dhabi.
As an alternative, organizers mentioned that Dutch DJ Martin Garrix and France’s DJ Snake would carry out on the live performance that closes the Formulation One season at Yas Island, off the east coast of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.