Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID and will therefore miss this weekend's season opener.
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Just three months after that controversial night in Abu Dhabi, F1 is back and seeking to make amends.
McLaren announces multi-year partnership with Google which, amongst other things, will see the MCL36's wheel covers feature the Google Chrome colours.
We're content with our work and preparation for the season ahead and we'll only worry about how the championship reads after Abu Dhabi in November and not after Bahrain next week.
It's still too early to know exactly where we are in terms of performance and we won't get a first idea about it until Saturday afternoon.
The competition around us will be incredibly tight; it's hard to predict the pecking order at this stage but we are excited for very close racing, fierce on-track battles and a thrilling season ahead.
Everything is new in Formula One, we're looking at a very tight battle, and some very close gaps, between all the teams. There's a lot to play for.
Having returned a number of negative tests, Daniel Ricciardo looks set to contest this weekend's season opener in Bahrain.
We had a lot of issues reliability-wise but if we can finish the race, we have a big chance.
In the wake of the Abu Dhabi debacle the FIA has made a subtle change to the Sporting Regulations relating to lapped cars should the Safety Car be deployed.
Everything is so new so there are a lot of unknowns heading into the first race of the season.
It's hard to predict the race strategy as, in the past, Bahrain has been a multi-stop race, but it will be interesting to see if anyone will try something different this year.
Our job this weekend is to get everything possible out of the race on Sunday, to continue our setup work and to complete the integration of Alex into the team.