The 35-year-old Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton, has been ruled out of this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19.
Hamilton tested positive just days after his triumph at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
According to Daily Mail, the Mercedes team has reported that he is only experiencing mild symptoms. He has however been forced to self-isolate in a hotel in Bahrain for 10 days.
Hamilton was tested three times last week, including on Sunday afternoon at the Bahrain International Circuit, all three tests came up negative.
However, on Monday he woke up with mild coronavirus symptoms before being told that a contact prior to his arrival in Bahrain had tested positive. Hamilton subsequently took another test which showed him to be positive for the virus forcing him to sit out the penultimate race of the season.
Hamilton’s high profile lifestyle, environmental and social activism has seen him amass a huge following outside of the sport, he is most outspoken against racial politics in Formula One, he was also named the PETA 'Person of the Year' in 2018 for his vegan activism and is due to be knighted in the New Year's Honours List.
