LONDON, Oct 9 — Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas must live ‘like hermits’ to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infecting their Formula One title battle, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said on Friday after the team reported a second positive test result. A Mercedes spokesman said the entire team had...
Lewis Hamilton talks to Valtteri Bottas after qualifying in first and second respectively at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, September 5, 2020. — Reuters pic
“Every loss of an important member in the garage affects the race but I think we’ve got it under control,” Wolff told reporters. “They are sitting in their own rooms and we are avoiding as much as possible any personal contact with them. It’s literally stepping into the car and driving the car and keeping their distance.”
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