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Perez happy to be back but blasts 'total lie' Covid-19 media stories
Aug 13, 2020
Sergio Perez is "happy to be back" on the Formula 1 grid this weekend after missing two races due to Covid-19.
The Racing Point driver's return was confirmed when he tested negative for the coronavirus early on Thursday but was still able to travel to Barcelona prior after completing his mandatory period in isolation.
In the meantime, Nico Hulkenberg had done an admirable job across the fortnight at Silverstone, but now Checo can't wait to get back in "my pink car".
“I’m very happy to be back to finally be rid of the virus and be back with my team,” he said via Formula1.com . “It’s been tough days for me. I’m very happy to be back and be doing what I love.
“I was extremely lucky not to have any big symptoms other than a little bit of headache and one or two days I felt very tired but at the same time, you feel like that when you spend so much of your time on your own.
“I couldn’t leave the room, so I was basically on lockdown for 10 days. That was the only feeling. I was actually training in the apartment where I was. I was trying to keep fit.
“There was a chance I could’ve raced in the second Silverstone race. if I tested negative. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Now finally I’m free to race again.”
It is thought Perez caught Covid-19 during a trip back to Mexico to see his mother after she had been in hospital following the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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