[TexFinn]

Sergio Perez ruled out of British Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19 | Formula 1®

Sergio Perez will not be able to race in this weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone after he tested positive for Covid-19.

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Probably was just a matter of time. The bubble is not as airtight as it is maybe thought to be. Or at least wanted to be. Just like in quite a few other sports that are working on getting their seasons restarted.

Hope Perez can be back soon. But having to isolate 10 days, he'll miss at least both Silverstone races.

EXPLAINED: What happens next after Sergio Perez's positive Covid-19 test | Formula 1®

It was the news Sergio Perez will have hoped to avoid, but on Thursday evening, it was revealed he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is therefore unable to contest this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

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[Teutone]

Will the seat be filled by Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez, or Stoffel Vandoorne? Vandoorne is supposed to start in Formula E's final saison race in Berlin.
Right now DeGrassi is in 5th and Vandoorne in 6th both with 38 points.
Otherwise, Mercedes powered Williams has quite a staple of third and reserve drivers in
Jack Aitken
Roy Nissany
Dan Ticktum
Jamie Chadwick

Or they could just call up the Hulk in nearby Germany.

Mercedes and Racing point have only the same 2 drivers under contract, Gutierrez and Vandoorne.
A rush to contract additional third / reserve drivers will likely be the knee jerk reaction of most teams, especially Mercedes and Racing Point.

 

[TexFinn]

MB definitely has plenty to choose from and I don’t think Racing Point has any say in it. LOL!

 

[Teutone]

Will the seat be filled by Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez, or Stoffel Vandoorne? Vandoorne is supposed to start in Formula E's final saison race in Berlin.
Right now DeGrassi is in 5th and Vandoorne in 6th both with 38 points.
Otherwise, Mercedes powered Williams has quite a staple of third and reserve drivers in
Jack Aitken
Roy Nissany
Dan Ticktum
Jamie Chadwick

Or they could just call up the Hulk in nearby Germany.

Mercedes and Racing point have only the same 2 drivers under contract, Gutierrez and Vandoorne.
A rush to contract additional third / reserve drivers will likely be the knee jerk reaction of most teams, especially Mercedes and Racing Point.

Ha, I should have played the lottery...

Or they could just call up the Hulk in nearby Germany.

Hulkenberg replaces Perez at Racing Point for F1 British GP

Hulkenberg replaces Perez at Racing Point for F1 British GP

Nico Hulkenberg will make a shock comeback to Formula 1 for this weekend’s British Grand Prix as replacement for Sergio Perez at Racing Point.

www.crash.net

 

[Teutone]

Perez went back to Mexico to visit mother in hospital between F1 races

Perez went back to Mexico to visit mother in hospital between F1 races

Racing Point F1 driver Sergio Perez has revealed he returned to Mexico for two days after the Hungarian GP to visit his mother, who had been recovering in hospital following “a big accident”.

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[Noodles]

All very interesting. Not sure what Perez thinking. I understand the desire to visit an injured parent,
but traveling to the North American continent is risky business.

 

[Teutone]

Sheared Mercedes bolt ended Hülkenberg's Formula 1 return

Sheared Mercedes bolt ended Hülkenberg's Formula 1 return

German driver failed to even make it out of the garage before British GP

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[Teutone]

Perez returns to Racing Point for F1 Spanish GP after negative test

Perez returns to Racing Point for F1 Spanish GP

Sergio Perez will return to F1 action for Racing Point at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after testing negative for COVID-19.

www.crash.net