Perez is 99pc likely to start in Spain, says Racing Point boss | Malay Mail

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SILVERSTONE, Aug 9 — Sergio Perez should return for Racing Point at next week’s Spanish Grand Prix after the Mexican Formula One driver missed two races due to Covid-19, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said on Saturday. The 30-year-old Perez has tested positive in two tests but Szafnauer said recent...

Perez tested positive after returning to Mexico, one of the countries worst hit by the virus, between the races in Hungary and Britain to see his mother. — Reuters pic

The 30-year-old Perez has tested positive in two tests but Szafnauer said recent samples showed the amount of virus in his system was coming down significantly. “I was 99 per cent sure that Nico would be in the car for both Silverstone and now I’m 99 per cent sure that Checo will be in the car for Spain.”

Asked why Racing Point had pushed for Perez’s return already this weekend, despite strict protocols to protect those in the paddock at races run behind closed doors, Szafnauer said the team had consulted experts.

 

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