SIMON ROBERTS, TEAM BOSS WILLIAMS TESTS POSITIVE COVID-19

Williams Racing can confirm that Acting Team Principal Simon Roberts has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to travelling to Istanbul for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix.

Both the team and the FIA have just announced this. Earlier this week, several coronavirus cases were also reported to Williams, but Roberts would not have been among them.

Williams will be without Acting Team Principal Simon Roberts at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix after he returned a positive Covid-19 test.

Roberts stepped up the role on a short-term basis in September after the departure of the Williams family from Formula 1.

Williams had already been forced into personnel changes for the upcoming round in Istanbul after some travelling personnel tested positive across events in Portugal and Italy.

It will now be without Roberts in Turkey after he returned a positive test on Wednesday.

He had previously tested negative on Monday, as part of the usual testing programme, but undertook another test on Wednesday after displaying minor symptoms.

Williams stressed that Roberts “has not been in close contact with any other members of the race team.”

Williams will continue to operate trackside as planned.

He is now isolating in the United Kingdom for a further 10 days as per the government guidelines.

Team Manager Dave Redding and Chief Engineer of Vehicle Design Adam Carter will share some of Roberts’ responsibilities on the ground in Turkey.

Roberts is the first Formula 1 team boss to return a positive Covid-19 test.

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