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F1 reserve drivers: Who could get the call up in 2021?
As the global COVID-19 continues to linger around the world, F1 teams have devised contingency plans if a driver is sidelined by the coronavirus this season, or by any other unforeseen circumstance. Last year, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll and Lewis Hamilton all tested positive for COVID-19, a misfortune that led to eleventh hour outings for Nico Hulkenberg, George Russell and Jack Aitken, while Haas reserve Pietro Fittipaldi replaced Romain Grosjean in the final two races of the 2020 season following the Frenchman's horror crash in Bahrain. Here's a team-by-team rundown of each team's potential back-up plans, because it's better to be safe than sorry. Mercedes: The Brackley squad will...
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