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"I know there's a chance I could race, but now let's wait first." Thus, Stoffel Vandoorne reacted to the question of whether Mercedes named him for the Sakhir GP race this weekend as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, who will not be able to compete due to a positive coronavirus test. Vandoorne, who, in addition to Esteban Gutierrez, is active as the official backup silver arrow racer, would be present at the race anyway, but not in the role to perform. He was still in Valencia yesterday, where he also did Formula E tests for Mercedes. "I'm flying to Bahrain anyway. But at the moment I don't know what will happen. I'll probably find out on the spot," said the Belgian. who further issues that Mercedes informed him of the situation with Hamilton yesterday morning. “Around seven in the morning I pr

"I'm devastated because I won't be able to race this weekend." Thus begins his brief statement in which the Formula 1 world champion and Mercedes racer not only expresses his regret that he will have to miss the penultimate race of this year’s championship. Hamilton initially explains, "I had three negative tests last week. But I woke up yesterday morning with mild symptoms. That's why I requested another test and this one was positive. I immediately went into isolation for ten days." And despite the fact that he and his team have strictly adhered to the prescribed Formula 1 guidelines since June, Hamilton added. "Together with the team, we took all possible measures and followed the rules everywhere to be on the safe side." Now, however, he will have to miss at least one race. "It annoys me. But now the top priority is to follow the guidelines and the template

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VANDOORNE: Yes, there is a possibility for me to perform for MERCEDES

HAMILTON’s explanation after a positive test on COVID-19