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Hamilton To Miss Sakhir GP After Positive COVID-19 Test

News18 | 01/12/2020 06:16 PM | Click to read full article

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, the first time he has had to sit out a race in his F1 career.

The Briton, Formula One’s most successful driver of all time with a record 95 race wins and 98 pole positions, was isolating with mild symptoms but otherwise fit and well, his Mercedes team said in a statement on Tuesday.

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