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F1 race directors both positive for COVID

Formula One race directors Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich have both tested positive for COVID-19, raising questions about who will take charge of next week's inaugural Miami Grand Prix, British media reported on Wednesday. A well-placed source confirmed to Reuters that the news, first reported by the Daily Telegraph and Sky Sports television, was correct. A spokesman for the governing FIA said medical information about its personnel could not be disclosed "unless it is relevant to the running of an event". Sky said it understood both men had tested positive after last weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit. Travel to the United States currently requires a...
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