– Lance Stroll (@lance_stroll) October 21, 2020
The 22-year-old becomes the driving force of Formula One to contract the disease after teammate Sergio Pérez returned positive control on the eve of the British Grand Prix in August.
The Mexican missed Silverstone’s career and the anniversary grand prix that followed in the same place.
Negative walk on Tuesday before the Eifel Grand Prix, which took place on October 11.
But, despite the symptoms of the Covid-19 over the next few days, it is understood that it did not retest on site before taking flight of the occasion on Saturday The Racing Point team of Stroll will certainly have to wonder why it has not been officially tested again.
Stroll insists that he has followed THEI protocols, which ensure that all F1 staff will have to be reviewed every five days, however, it is not known whether he passed a personal check in this period.
In an Instagram post, Stroll wrote, “I just need everyone to know that I recently tested positive for Covid-19 after the Eifel GP weekend. I feel 100 percent and I’ve been negative ever since.
“To find out what happened, I arrived at Nurburgring after testing negative for the same pre-race tests.
“On Saturday morning, I felt bad and woke up with abdominal pain. I followed fiA protocol and settled remotely in my camper and didn’t go back to the paddock. I had no compatibility to run, so I got home early Sunday morning As I still felt with little time, I passed a Covid check on Sunday night.
“The next day, the effects were positive again, so I stayed home to isolate myself for the next 10 days. Fortunately, my symptoms were mild.
“I tried this week’s Monday and my effects were negative. I feel in a wonderful way and can’t wait to get back to the team and run in Portugal. “
Ride replaced by Nico Hulkenberg, who finished eighth.