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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc tests positive for COVID-19

Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering mild symptoms.

Leclerc was tested after he learned he had been in contact with a positive case.

He confirmed the news in a social media post, adding that he is "feeling OK", suffering mild symptoms and currently self-isolating at his home in Monaco.

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— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) January 14, 2021

Leclerc is the fifth current Formula One driver to test positive for COVID-19.

McLaren's Lando Norris tested positive earlier this month, while Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez all missed races due to the virus last season.