Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid-19 but his McLaren team expect him to be fit for the Formula One season opener in Bahrain on March 20.

“My mum’s name is Larbalestier and I’m just about to put that in my name,” the Mercedes driver said in an on-stage interview at the Expo world fair in Dubai.

German veteran Vettel, 34, is the second driver after Daniel Ricciardo to test positive for coronavirus since pre-season testing began but the McLaren driver will be fit to race.

Formula One: The Bahrain Grand Prix will take place on Sunday and is scheduled to begin at 8:30 PM IST.

Formula One: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc got pole position and Max Verstappen ended at second place during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Formula One: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton finishing second and third respectively.

Bahrain Grand Prix: AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly’s car suddenly caught fire during the 46th lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which resulted in the Safety Car being brought out.

Nico Hulkenberg will again race in place of fellow German Sebastian Vettel at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the four-time world champion tested positive for Covid-19, Aston Martin said Friday

Formula One: Smoke billowed near Jeddah’s F1 track as drivers took part in practice runs, with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen saying he could smell the blaze as he drove.

The Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix will continue “as planned” despite an attack by Yemeni rebels on an oil facility which set off a huge fire visible from Jeddah’s street circuit.