He’s back.
Daniel Ricciardo is poised to return to the paddock on Thursday after returning several negative COVID-19 tests, McLaren announced on Wednesday.
“Daniel has been feeling better each day as he continued to recover while in isolation following local regulations in Bahrain,” McLaren said in a statement.
Ricciardo initially tested positive last week after arriving in Bahrain. He had begun feeling unwell from Wednesday onward, and McLaren confirmed the positive test result on Friday. It raised the possibility of a reserve driver taking the Australian driver’s seat for the season-opener, and it was rumored that Alpine reserve Oscar Piastri was expected to be called up in the event Ricciardo was not cleared to compete.