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Mexican driver Sergio Perez is looking forward to getting back in the hotseat.

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Perez was forced to self-isolate following his positive pre-event test ahead of the British GP.n
He subsequently failed a second test a week later, ruling him out of both races and he had to watch them on TV instead.n
He added: “I am very happy to be back and doing what I love. I was extremely lucky not to have any big symptoms, other than a little bit of a headache.n
“For one or two days I felt very tired, but sometimes you feel like that when you spend so much time on your own and you cannot leave the room.n
“I was in lockdown for 10 days and I was training in my apartment trying to keep fit. I was in Milton Keynes after testing positive.n
“I found it really boring to be watching the races on TV instead of being in it, especially the first race at Silverstone. That was very boring until the last lap or two.”n”,”raw”:”
MORE PEREZ
Perez was forced to self-isolate following his positive pre-event test ahead of the British GP.
He subsequently failed a second test a week later, ruling him out of both races and he had to watch them on TV instead.
He added: “I am very happy to be back and doing what I love. I was extremely lucky not to have any big symptoms, other than a little bit of a headache.
“For one or two days I felt very tired, but sometimes you feel like that when you spend so much time on your own and you cannot leave the room.
“I was in lockdown for 10 days and I was training in my apartment trying to keep fit. I was in Milton Keynes after testing positive.
“I found it really boring to be watching the races on TV instead of being in it, especially the first race at Silverstone. That was very boring until the last lap or two.””},”date”:{“timestamp”:1597329672,”date_formatted”:”13th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”15:41″},”author”:”Alex Terrell”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”321459″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12393710″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-321459″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
‘I WAS UNLUCKY’n
Sergio Perez claims he was simply unlucky to catch Covid-19 – despite going on holiday AND jetting back to Mexico in the middle of the global pandemic, reports BEN HUNT.n
The Racing Point driver has been given the all-clear to race in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after being ruled out for the two races at Silverstone.n
The Mexican flew home to visit his mum, who had been in hospital following an accident, while photos of him holidaying in Europe were also deleted from social media.n
Perez said: “Anything I did after the Hungrian GP was done between the lines.n
“I hadn’t done anything different to the rest of the paddock, so I was just the unlucky one to get it.n
“But I am not willing to take any blame for it, because anyone can get it. I was just the unlucky one.” n”,”raw”:”
‘I WAS UNLUCKY’
Sergio Perez claims he was simply unlucky to catch Covid-19 – despite going on holiday AND jetting back to Mexico in the middle of the global pandemic, reports BEN HUNT.
The Racing Point driver has been given the all-clear to race in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after being ruled out for the two races at Silverstone.
The Mexican flew home to visit his mum, who had been in hospital following an accident, while photos of him holidaying in Europe were also deleted from social media.
Perez said: “Anything I did after the Hungrian GP was done between the lines.
“I hadn’t done anything different to the rest of the paddock, so I was just the unlucky one to get it.
“But I am not willing to take any blame for it, because anyone can get it. 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13 Aug 2020, 16:29
Updated: 13 Aug 2020, 16:29

F1 heads to Spain as Lewis Hamilton looks to make it four wins from six so far this season.
But Max Verstappen will be looking to challenge the Brit again after claiming the chequered flag in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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SERGIO PEREZ claims he was simply unlucky to catch Covid-19 – despite going on holiday AND jetting back to Mexico in the middle of the global pandemic.
The Racing Point driver has been given the all-clear to race in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after being ruled out for the two races at Silverstone.

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Sergio Perez will be back in action for Racing Point at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekendCredit: AP:Associated Press
The Mexican flew home to visit his mum, who had been in hospital following an accident, while photos of him holidaying in Europe were also deleted from social media.
Perez said: “Anything I did after the Hungrian GP was done between the lines.
“I hadn’t done anything different to the rest of the paddock, so I was just the unlucky one to get it.
“But I am not willing to take any blame for it, because anyone can get it. I was just the unlucky one.”

Perez was forced to self-isolate following his positive pre-event test ahead of the British GP.
He subsequently failed a second test a week later, ruling him out of both races and he had to watch them on TV instead.
He added: “I am very happy to be back and doing what I love. I was extremely lucky not to have any big symptoms, other than a little bit of a headache.
“For one or two days I felt very tired, but sometimes you feel like that when you spend so much time on your own and you cannot leave the room.

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“I was in lockdown for 10 days and I was training in my apartment trying to keep fit. I was in Milton Keynes after testing positive.
“I found it really boring to be watching the races on TV instead of being in it, especially the first race at Silverstone. That was very boring until the last lap or two.
“The second race with a tyre changes made it more entertaining from that point of view.”

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LEWIS HAMILTON is determined to make sure his F1 world championship defence is not derailed by the coronavirus.
The Mercedes ace heads to Spain this week to complete the second triple-header following two races at Silverstone.

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Brit Lewis Hamilton will go straight to his motorhome from the airport for his four days in Spain and remain in a tight bubble Credit: Splash News

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Racing Point believe driver Sergio Perez will probably be coronavirus-free in time for the Spanish Grand PrixCredit: PA:Press Association
The British government has warned against all non-essential travel to Spain due to the increase in cases of Covid-19 in areas including the city of Barcelona.
However, F1 has been given an exemption and while strict testing will be in place, Hamilton is taking no chances by staying in isolation in his motorhome.
He said: “I’ll stay at the track, so nothing changes for me.
“I stay in my ‘bubble’. I am only around a couple of people so I will get to the airport and go straight to my motorhome and stay at the track for four days, same as I have this weekend.”

F1 has placed a strict Covid Code of Conduct in place to prevent a person from infecting multiple teammates.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who won Sunday’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, added: “You minimise contact. You stay in your bubble.
“I don’t expect any trouble. It’s not only in Spain there is corona. You just have to be careful.”
After the race in Barcelona, F1 has a one-week break before the Belgian GP, however the country is also experiencing outbreaks in the disease.

F1 chiefs are still trying to piece together a calendar with 13 races scheduled so far, finishing in Abu Dhabi on December 13th.
However, there are still gaps in November with more European races being targeted.

It seems the amount of virus in his system is coming down significantly. I think by the time we get to Barcelona, he’ll be back in the car.
Racing Point chief Otmar Szafnauer on Sergio Perez

Meanwhile, Racing Point are confident Sergio Perez will have recovered from his coronavirus set-back in time for this week’s race.
The Mexican tested positive for Covid 19 ahead of the British GP and subsequently failed another test last week.
It means he had to sit out last Sunday and was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg, who remains on standby.
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer said: “It seems like the amount of virus in his system is coming down significantly from test to test.

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“I think by the time we get to Barcelona, he’ll be back in the car. But I’m trying to guess the future.
“If that doesn’t happen, then don’t crucify me because I can’t predict the future.
“But just looking at the rate of the virus leaving his system, if it’s linear, he should be OK by the time he gets back to Barcelona.”

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