FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - November 29, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the race Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon
MANAMA (Reuters) - Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated after testing positive for COVID-19 and being ruled out of Sunday's penultimate race of the season in Bahrain.
It will be the first time the 35-year-old Mercedes driver has missed a race in an F1 career that started with McLaren in 2007.
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