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Williams team principal Capito sidelined by COVID
Williams team principal Jost Capito will miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as a result of testing positive for COVID-19.
Capito returned a positive result during his pre-travel testing, meaning he had not yet left the United Kingdom to head to Jeddah when he was forced to self-isolate. Williams insists the situation has not affected the team's ability to prepare for this weekend’s race, which is the first of back-to-back rounds to finish the season.
"Jost is now following UK national health authority guidelines," the team said in a statement. There has been no wider impact on Williams Racing personnel and the team will continue to operate trackside as planned.”
Given the timing of Capito’s test, it is likely he’ll also be absent from the season finale in Abu Dhabi next week. Williams heads into the final two rounds with a 12-point advantage over Alfa Romeo in the battle for eighth place in the constructors’ championship.
The team also has a number of tributes planned for this weekend in Jeddah in tribute to its founder Sir Frank Williams, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 79.
Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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