Netherlands Grand Prix: Kimi Raikkonen out with coronavirus, Robert Kubica in

The 41-year-old Raikkonen, who is retiring from Formula One at the end of the season, tested positive following on-site testing at the Zandvoort track.

|Sep 04, 2021, 14:37:38 IST

Zandvoort, Netherlands: Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be replaced by Robert Kubica for the Netherlands Grand Prix.The 41-year-old Raikkonen, who is retiring from Formula One at the end of the season, tested positive following on-site testing at the Zandvoort track."In accordance with COVID-19 protocols he will take no further part in this event. All contacts have been declared," F1 said in a statement on Saturday."The procedures set out by the FIA and Formula 1 will ensure no wider impact."Alfa Romeo said that 2007 F1 champion Raikkonen was showing no symptoms."He has immediately entered isolation in his hotel," the team said in a statement on Saturday. "There is no further impact expected for the team for the remainder of this event."There was a third and final practice session Saturday ahead of qualifying later in the day. The race is on Sunday.The 36-year-old Kubica has not raced since the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP in 2019. It will be his 98th start and first for Alfa Romeo, where he is a reserve driver.

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