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Both F1 race directors reported positive for COVID!

Both of Formula 1's newly appointed race directors are believed to have returned positive tests for COVID, according to reports in the media including Sky Sports News and RacingNews365.com. Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas were appointed to share the role in February, following the FIA's decision to replace Michael Masi in the wake of the governing body's official review of the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was decided that the role should be shared was now too much for one person, leading to the decision to have two people alternating in the role with immediate effect, starting with the season opener at Bahrain. So far, it's Wittich who has been in charge for the first four...
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