World champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend's Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus.
Mercedes, his team, said the Briton woke with mild symptoms on Monday and returned a positive result at a subsequent test and again at a retest and
now self-isolating.
Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix at the same circuit on Sunday. A replacement will be named in due course, said Mercedes.
Sunday's race will be the first Hamilton has missed since his F1 debut at the 2007 season-opening race in Australia.
Hamilton is the third F1 driver to test positive for coronavirus this season following Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll.
Hamilton, 35, clinched his record-equalling seventh world title at the Turkish Grand Prix on 15 November.
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