Charles Leclerc said that he had “gentle signs” and was isolating at his residence in his native Monaco.© Twitter
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc introduced on Thursday that he had examined optimistic for Covid-19, two days after Formula One was pressured to postpone two of subsequent season’s Grands Prix. “I wish to let you recognize that I’ve examined optimistic for Covid-19,” the Monegasque driver mentioned on Twitter. “I discovered that I’ve been in touch with a optimistic case and instantly went into self-isolation… A subsequent take a look at I took has come again optimistic.” Leclerc, 23, added that he had “gentle signs” and was isolating at his residence in his native Monaco.
— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) January 14, 2021
He completed eighth final season after making simply two podium finishes in a dreadful 17-race marketing campaign for Ferrari, wherein four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel slumped to 13th within the drivers’ standings.
The optimistic take a look at should have no fast affect on Leclerc’s prospects for the approaching season, which does not begin till the Bahrain GP on March 28.
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On Tuesday this yr’s Australian GP, the standard season opener, was pushed again till November because the coronavirus pandemic pressured a 2021 calendar rejig.
The Chinese language GP was additionally shelved with no new date for that race but scheduled.
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