Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean has announced he will not take part in next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in order to focus on recovering from burns suffered in his opening lap crash last weekend. The race was set to be his last in the sport as his contract was not extended with the US team.
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Mercedes’ Valterri Bottas pipped his stand-in teammate George Russel to pole by 20 milliseconds ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. Russell, sitting in for Covid positive Lewis Hamilton has impressed many with his qualifying performance.
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George Russell will temporarily join Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton who has contracted the coronavirus. Russell’s seat at Williams will be filled by their reserver driver Jack Aitken who has been competing in Formula 2 this season.
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Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. The seven-time Formula One world champion is in isolation after his positive result was announced on Tuesday morning.
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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon but the race was overshadowed by an opening lap crash that saw Romain Grosjean’s Haas engulfed in flames. The Frenchman miraculously emerged from the inferno with minor injuries.
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