7-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Sakhir Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton will miss the first Formula 1 race of his career on Sunday. Mercedes announced Tuesday morning that the seven-time champion had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Hamilton’s positive test came a day after he won the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton clinched the 2020 Formula 1 title two weeks earlier when he won the Turkish Grand Prix.