China News Service, July 18, recently, the World Formula One Championship (F1) officially issued a statement that two people were found to be infected with the new crown virus in the latest round of testing, but the statement did not disclose which team the infected person came from.
In March of this year, members of the McLaren team became a confirmed case before the opening of the Australian Grand Prix. This is also the first new crown case in the F1 field. The F1 officially canceled the opener and the entire F1 season also fell into a lockout.
Until the restart of the F1 season in Austria in early July, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the race, F1 officials conduct a nucleic acid test on all participants every five days. From June 26 to July 9, a total of 8598 tests were performed, and the results were all negative.
F1 officials wrote in a statement: “The FIA and Formula One can confirm today that from Friday, July 10 to Thursday, July 16, 4997 COVID-19 tests have been conducted on drivers, teams and personnel.”
"Two of them tested positive. These people failed to enter the Austrian Grand Prix. The affected people have been evacuated and quarantined. The tracking of close contacts has been completed and quarantined."
"The purpose of the FIA and Formula 1 to provide this comprehensive information is for the completeness and transparency of the event. The FIA or Formula 1 will not provide specific team or individual details, and the results will be announced every 7 days." (Finish)