Daniel Ricciardo set to race in F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
16th March 2022Credit: McLaren Media
The Australian McLaren driver, Daniel Ricciardo, is set to return to the paddock on Thursday after returning ‘a number of negative tests.’
Ricciardo was forced to miss all of last weeks pre-season testing in Bahrain. Prompting his teammate Lando Norris to take up the reigns for the teams three-day testing programme.
In a statement, on Twitter, McLaren said:
“McLaren F1 Team confirms that after testing positive for Covid-19 last week, Daniel has now returned a number of negative tests and will therefore return to the paddock on Thursday ready to compete in this weekend’s Bahrain GP.
“Daniel has been feeling better each day as he continued to recover while in isolation following local regulations in Bahrain.”
The Australian had reportedly felt unwell on Wednesday, the day before the first day of running. However, after day two, the team revealed the McLaren driver had returned a positive Covid-19 test and was self-isolating.
It was unclear if Ricciardo would be able to race this weekend and McLaren had drivers available to step in if he couldn’t, such as Alpine’s Oscar Piastri.
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