In the round-up: Lando Norris has completed his quarantine period in Dubai following his positive test for Covid-19 earlier this month and is preparing to return to the United Kingdom.
Norris completes Covid-19 quarantine
Norris announced on social media on January 5th he had tested positive for Covid-19 after losing his senses of taste and smell. As he was in Dubai at the time he was required by local rules to self-isolate in his hotel room for 14 days.Norris has now completed his quarantine and is symptom-free, a team spokesperson confirmed to RaceFans. He will return to the UK in the next few days, providing he tests negative for Covid-19, as is now required by the UK since its ‘travel corridor’ to Dubai which previously exempted testing is now closed.
Norris will have to self-isolate on his return in accordance with the UK’s Covid-19 restrictions. As he qualifies as an elite sportsperson, exemptions will permit him to attend the team’s factory in person for work he cannot complete remotely.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc separately tested positive for Covid-19 one week ago.
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Oh yes mega excited to take part of such an event as the Monte Carlo in the Alpine A110S🔥
Racing in the first 2 stages is gonna be epic !! I will be practicing in the shakedown the whole morning, stay tuned😎 https://t.co/bAflxw7FiW— Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban) January 20, 2021
10 yrs ago today as @FIA_F2 champion and about to join @danielricciardo at ISR in WSR3.5 I was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer. But thanks to incredible medical people and love and support of my family I was able to return racing and life. #grateful #NeverGiveUp pic.twitter.com/6Nni933ElG
— Dean Stoneman (@TheDeanStoneman) January 20, 2021
After over two decades in use, we'll say goodbye to our old Race Bays in the next few weeks. 🙏
Since 1999, the cars built in these race bays have scored 115 wins, 253 podiums, 126 poles, 79 fastest laps and 57 one-two finishes. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/rcLqQplUr3
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) January 19, 2021
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Interview: Vettel's looking for a reset (Racer)
"I think very much that if one door shuts another one will open, and obviously it took a bit of time and it raised a lot of questions about which door I want to open. It’s not that I had all of the teams of choice, but just in terms of what I want to do – more for the future, if I want to stay in Formula 1 or not."
Alex Smolyar to line up again with ART Grand Prix in FIA F3 (ART)
"Alex made a good start in his inaugural F3 season which raised our hopes, but several retirements in the early races slowed his momentum. His driving qualities are solid and he has made great personal and technical progress."
Richard Mille Racing team enters all-female trio for WEC LMP2 (FIA WEC)
"After a promising rookie campaign in the ELMS last year, the all-female trio that makes up the Richard Mille Racing Team will step up to the world stage for 2021. Confirmed to drive the ORECA 07 Gibson LMP2 car will be Beitske Visser (Netherlands), Sophia Floersch (Germany) and Tatiana Calderón (Colombia)."
Drugovich takes us on a tour of his hometown Maringa (Formula 2)
"I was travelling to São Paulo every weekend to race there when I started karting, and that is around 600km away, so not a short drive. I actually think that it is nice to come from the city and do something a little different though, whereas people who are from São Paulo and cities like that are more used to having drivers."
Numerous teams confirm 2021 WEC entries (WEC)
"A host of teams have already announced their WEC 2021 programmes and today it was revealed that five Ferrari 488 GTE Evos will join this year’s LMGTE Am category. TF Sport also announced its plans."
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Comment of the day
After Daniil Kvyat’s F1 career came to an end in Abu Dhabi, Tony Mansell praises his recovery from the 2016 setback of losing his Red Bull drive:
He got himself off the floor of being sacked and deserves immense credit for that, I’ve rarely seen a driver so publicly destroyed by his failure. What we were left with though, was a loss of his youthful exuberance, and maybe pace, with solid but lacklustre drives.
As much as F1 is brutal, the man lasted seven seasons and got three podiums. Aged 26 he must feel he has way more in him and he’ll likely be doing the rounds of Formula E/Le Mans/IndyCar like other sons of ex-F1s and ex-F1s. Just he was probably rather hoping that would be at 36 not 26.
Tony Mansell
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On this day in F1
- 65 years ago today reigning world champion Juan Manuel Fangio took pole position for the season-opening race in Buenos Aires, driving a former Lancia D55 chassis now entered by Ferrari
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
21st January 2021, 1:33
I don’t know of Ocon trying rallying before. Will he be told to go easy?
Yesterday I was trying to predict who would be the 1st driver to miss a race this season. I’ve now changed my mind…
Jere (@jerejj)
21st January 2021, 7:37
@eurobrun No need to worry. He won’t take part in the actual rally itself nor drive an actual rally car.
GeeMac (@geemac)
21st January 2021, 5:47
Dean Stoneman is one of motor racing’s great “what if’s” for me. He seemed to have huge potential. He deserves huge credit for the fact that he has beaten cancer and rebuilt his career as a professional racing driver.
Mr Fabulous (@mrfabulous)
21st January 2021, 7:02
Re ‘On this day’, the Lancia taken over by Ferrari was of course the D50, not a D55.
Jere (@jerejj)
21st January 2021, 7:41
The first time reading on the Ocon news yesterday, I got misled by the title. Of course, he won’t take part in the actual rally nor drive a rally car, so not quite the same.
So Mercedes will start to use updated race bays elsewhere in the factory.
Dave
21st January 2021, 9:22
Re Drugovich: That must be hard to get to São Paulo and back.
Wellbalanced (@alloythere)
21st January 2021, 10:42
Interesting to think that the first BAR cars came out of those bays. They do look a bit closeted and in need of expansion
Balue (@balue)
21st January 2021, 11:35
The way Vettel goes on about not having a manager and doing it all himself sort and how it was ‘great’ for his personality, and how he has no regrets, sort of indicates it’s all double-speak and he wish he would have had a manager who could have steered him toward Mercedes and made him history’s best (as he is known to be into F1 history and stats).
Dave
21st January 2021, 11:58
Racing Point 2-1 McLaren: Classic match where Perez scored the winning goal at the 90th minute. Unforgettable act of revenge. HAH! XD