Bahrain GP 2022 Live: McLaren gets a huge boost in the form of Daniel Ricciardo: McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has been cleared to race in the season opener in Bahrain after testing negative for the Covid test. McLaren had announced last week that Ricciardo wouldn’t feature on the opening two days of the Bahrain Pre-season Testing. But, McLaren revealed on Friday that he had tested positive for Covid 19. Follow Formula 1 updates on Insidesport.IN.
McLaren teams update read, “McLaren F1 Team confirms that after testing positive for Covid-19 during last week, Daniel has now returned a number of negative tests. He will therefore return to the paddock on Thursday ready to compete in this weekend’s Bahrain GP.”
Bahrain GP 2022 Live: Huge boost for McLaren as Daniel Ricciardo is cleared to race in the Bahrain GP after negative Covid test
“Daniel has been feeling better each day. He continued to recover while in isolation following local regulations in Bahrain.”
Update from the team on @DanielRicciardo. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/rDqeYRlf6P
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 16, 2022
The McLaren team were confident that Daniel Ricciardo would be fine as he had shown improvements in his condition. Meanwhile, they confirmed on Wednesday that the Honey Badger is now tested negative and is cleared to race.
Ricciardo has not driven the MCL36 since the first Pre-season Testing in Barcelona. It was his symptoms that ruled him out of the second Pre-season Testing in Bahrain. Meanwhile, it was Lando Norris who drove for all three days for McLaren in the Bahrain Testing.
Bahrain GP 2022 Live: Huge boost for McLaren as Daniel Ricciardo is cleared to race in the Bahrain GP after negative Covid test
Bahrain GP 2022 Live: The reserve drivers for McLaren
McLaren had announced last week that Oscar Piastri will join them as their reserve driver. Oscar was currently the reserve driver for Alpine. McLaren also cleared any doubts that it was not linked to Ricciardo’s participation in Bahrain.
Team McLaren had a similar agreement with Mercedes. Now, Mercedes will share their reserve drivers in the form of Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries. Nyck would be present at the Bahrain Grand Prix. However, Vandoorne will be racing at Sebring for the IMSA 12-hour race alongside Meyer Shank Racing.
Drivers who have tested positive for Covid 19 so far
Daniel Ricciardo is the eighth driver who has been tested positive for Covid 19. It was Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Kimi Raikkonen, and Nikita Mazepin who missed races in the past two years. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, and Pierre Gasly tested positive after the season finished.
Ricciardo will now take to the grid in the upcoming season opener at Bahrain. He is currently in his second season for McLaren in Formula 1. He had managed to score points for McLaren after nine years at the Italian Grand Prix last year.
Bahrain GP 2022 Live: Huge boost for McLaren as Daniel Ricciardo is cleared to race in the Bahrain GP after negative Covid test
