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After thousands of tests no one in F1 paddock found positive on COVID-19

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18:01, 10 Jul 2020

byLouis Shaw

The doubleheader F1 race weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Austria is an important test, not only for Formula 1 itself but for all global sports. The whole world will focus its spotlight on the sport if things go wrong here with a COVID-19 infection.

Red Bull Ring corona-free not only important for Formula 1

On the other hand, two full race weekends without contamination is also the signal to other events that things will be possible in 2020. In order to achieve this, F1 stops at nothing.

Last week (from Friday 3 July to Thursday 9 July) no less than 4566 coronavirus tests were conducted. There were no positive results and hopefully things will be the same this weekend as everyone is living in a 'healthy' bubble.

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Statement on COVID-19 testing The FIA and Formula 1 can today confirm that between Friday 3rd July and Thursday 9th July, 4566 tests for COVID-19 have been performed on drivers, teams and personnel. Of these, zero people have tested positive.

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

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