2020 Portuguese Grand Prix - Portimão, October 23 - 25

[zibby43]

https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/statu ... 97794?s=20

Will this require a new CE?

Uncertain at this time, but both Merc drivers have only used 1 CE (out of 2 allowed) after the Eifel GP.

[Morteza]

[Racer X]

Yes, a willingness to accept RP took risks with everybody. If you have symptoms, self isolate.

On Friday he still felt good, but in the evening the stomach flu started. From that moment on, he stayed in his camper and hoped it would be over for FP3. That turned out not to be the case, but he stayed in his own camper, alone, despite having been tested negative three times.
Because he had three negative tests and no other covid symptoms, the team thought it was a common stomach flu.

They say the money in his blood was messing up the Covid test readings.

Perez was asymptomatic never development any symptoms at all just the COVID test and he stayed properly isolated for 2 weeks.

Lance Stroll doesn't really worry about it. Then he traveled back home. It's possible Lance has been going around infecting people. Let's hope it's not the case. At least Hulk is there but it's strange how things are being handled by the Mexican who and then by Lance, when Perez isolated for 2 weeks.

[dtro]

On Friday he still felt good, but in the evening the stomach flu started. From that moment on, he stayed in his camper and hoped it would be over for FP3. That turned out not to be the case, but he stayed in his own camper, alone, despite having been tested negative three times.
Because he had three negative tests and no other covid symptoms, the team thought it was a common stomach flu.

They say the money in his blood was messing up the Covid test readings.

Perez was asymptomatic never development any symptoms at all just the COVID test and he stayed properly isolated for 2 weeks.

Lance Stroll doesn't really worry about it. Then he traveled back home. It's possible Lance has been going around infecting people. Let's hope it's not the case. At least Hulk is there but it's strange how things are being handled by the Mexican who and then by Lance, when Perez isolated for 2 weeks.

Is it even remotely surprising? Lance Stroll doesn't come across as someone who won't skirt around problems- lost a drive? Buy a team. Got Corona? Pretend like its a stomach bug and go back home.

[SiLo]

Are we all missing the fact that he was ill but had a negative test first? If I had a negative test and was ill I'd probably go home for rest too.

[basti313]

The question for me is how and who is testing for F1. With standard german tests the chance of testing negative is reallly low and with standard german tests you do not test negative after 2 weeks as the test reacts on everything, especialy dead virus.

[PlatinumZealot]

There are some perons who will show false negative for a time. Especially if the infection is fresh.
Lance did what he could. Isolated then went back home. I see no issues.

[LM10]

The question for me is how and who is testing for F1. With standard german tests the chance of testing negative is reallly low and with standard german tests you do not test negative after 2 weeks as the test reacts on everything, especialy dead virus.

A virus can't be dead because it's not living in the first place. Don't know what you're on about with the rest of your post, either.

[SiLo]

This is all off topic anyway so I expect it will be removed.

Been looking at the weather and we could have a wet Sunday which would be really interesting on a new track. Has anyone on the grid actually raced here before?

[billamend]

This is all off topic anyway so I expect it will be removed.

Been looking at the weather and we could have a wet Sunday which would be really interesting on a new track. Has anyone on the grid actually raced here before?

Some on lower formulas. Riccardo won his F2 championship there if I'm not mistaken.

[Big Tea]

I doubt he went home on a 'cattle class' flight either. De may even have driven or been driven, depending on where he stayed.
He was probably either in a private plane where had just a few people with him or a first class flight where there is lots of space and excellent scavenging of used air.

Not excusing him if he knew, not as others have said, a negative test would suggest it was not covid, especially if he had none of the 'usual' symptoms.

[godlameroso]

The repaving has made the track a lot smoother, turn one in particular has been flattened. I expect the cars to go up to 2 seconds faster than the old asphalt would have allowed. So perhaps pole could be in the 13s?

[NathanOlder]

This is all off topic anyway so I expect it will be removed.

Been looking at the weather and we could have a wet Sunday which would be really interesting on a new track. Has anyone on the grid actually raced here before?

Some on lower formulas. Riccardo won his F2 championship there if I'm not mistaken.

Ricciardo never won an F2 title

I guess you mean the Formula Renault 2.0 which is more or less formula 3 level.

[Morteza]

[BrunoH]

the repaving was crap.... 2cm instead of the normal 7 like estoril did huge difference, who anyone who went and drove on these 2 knows the difference is huge