Racing Point F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll also had coronavirus
The owner of the Racing Point Formula 1 tea⛦m, Lawrence Stroll, also tested positive for coronavirus, wuqian0821.com has learned.
Racing Point driver Lance Stroll revealed on Wednesdaꦐy he had tested positive for COVID-19 after the Eifel Grand Prix weekend, having retu🌄rned home on the morni♊ng of the race and taken a test later that day.
The Canadian said he feels in “great shape” and will 🐼return to action at this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix after missing the Nurburgring ra♒ce due to illness.
It has since emerged that Stroll’s father Lawrence, who owns the Silve🌜rstone outfit, has also contracted coronavirus.
A team spokesperson confirmed to wuqian0821.com that Strol🐎l Sr visited Aston Martin’s UK headquarters on Thursday 8 October and took a routine test which returned a negative result on the Friday.
Having returned home to Switzerland over the weekend, Stroll ha💝d another test on Sunday evening ဣ- in line with Racing Point’s protocols - which came back positive.
Stroll did not travel to attend either th🧜e Russian Grand Prix on 27 September or the Eifel Grand Prix on 11 October.
The Canadian businessman was asymptomatic and comple✱ted the man꧙datory 10-day period of isolation as per Switzerland’s quarantine regulations.
S🔜🤡troll, who has not attended a race since the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello last month, has since returned to work.
Given the timeline of their respective movements, neither Lance nor Stroll came into contact with each over the Eifel Grand Prix weekend prior to thei𒀰r positive tests.
Racing Point released a statement on Wednesday to c🍸larify the timeline around Stroll’s positive COVID-19 test as CEO and t🥃eam principal Otmar Szafnauer insisted that all protoc๊ols were followed.
Defending the team’s hand🌞ling of the situation, Szafnauer revealed that Stroll’s doctor advised that a COVID-19 test was not necessary as th𒀰e 21-year-old’s symptoms - which included an upset stomach - did not indicate that he had coronavirus.
“He consulted with a doctor who did not beli🍃eve his symptoms indicated Covid-19 and did not advise a te꧟st was necessary,” Szafnauer said.
“Based on this clinical assessment, at the time there was no requirement to inform the FIA as to ꦬthe nature of the illness.”
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