Ferrari and Mercedes have both received warnings from the FIA after Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas flew home to Monaco between Formula 1's two events in Austria. As part of Formula 1’s measures to try and avoid a positive case of COVID-19 and prevent transmission, all stakeholders — including team members, drivers, suppliers, media, F1 and the FIA itself — must adhere to a COVID Code of Conduct that outlines items such as the testing protocol and how designated groups must stay separate. The idea is to create “bubbles” where personnel avoid interaction with people not in their specific immediate working bubble as much as possible. Article 3.14 of the Code —...
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