Jack Miller announced this morning that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The Australian, who returned home to Townsville last November at the end of the Jerez tests, has posted a video on his Instagram profile in which he explained that he has been infected and that it was impossible for him to attend the premiere that his team had scheduled for just a week from now, on Friday, January 28. Ducati’s reaction has not been long in coming and has postponed the event to February 7, after the first test session (5 and 6) in Sepang.
“Unfortunately, as you can see, I am still at home in Australia after testing positive for coronavirus. That means that I am not allowed to travel, a circumstance that will cause me to miss the presentation of the team. Apart from that, I feel fine, I don’t have any symptoms and I continue with my preparation here, on the farm,” he says. Miller, which, barring complications, will be able to be in the pre-season tests, which will start on February 5 in Sepang and therefore, also on the new presentation date chosen by Ducati.
In order to travel to Malaysia you must have a negative test of no more than 72 hours before boarding the flight that will take you to the Asian country. Likewise, all members of the MotoGP paddock who are going to travel to Sepang must undergo a PCR test upon landing at Kuala Lumpur airport, and remain locked in their hotel room until they obtain the results of said test, which should not be delayed. beyond six hours.