Coronavirus: Lewis Hamilton self-isolating after coming into contact with Idris Elba

Six-time world champion reassured his supporters that he has experienced ‘zero symptoms’ and is ‘feeling healthy’

Lewis Hamilton has spent the past week in self-isolation after Idris Elba‘s positive test for coronavirus, the six-time Formula One world champion has revealed.

The Briton was pictured in attendance at a charity event with Elba and Sophie Trudeau, wife of the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has also since confirmed a positive test for Covid-19.

Hamilton reassured that he’s experienced “zero symptoms” and is “feeling healthy”, although he has not yet been tested as “other people need it more than I do”.

“Hey guys, I hope you’re all staying positive, and keeping busy and healthy,” Hamilton wrote on Twitter. “There’s been some speculation about my health, after I was at an event where two people later tested positive for coronavirus.

“I wanted to let you know that I’m doing well, feeling healthy and working out twice a day.​ I have zero symptoms and it’s now been 17 days since I saw Sophie and Idris.

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“I did speak to my doctor and double-checked if I needed to take a test but the truth is, there is a limited amount of tests and there are people who need it more than I do, especially when I wasn’t showing any symptoms at all.

“So what I’ve done is keep myself isolated this past week, actually since practice was cancelled last Friday.”

The season-opening Australian Grand Prix was cancelled after a McLaren team member tested positive for coronavirus. Races in Bahrain, Vietnam, Zandvoort and Barcelona have all since been postponed, while the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix has been cancelled.