Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charl📖es Leclerc has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.

Leclerc recently spent time in D🤡ubai before travelling back to 𝓰his home in Monaco, where he was notified that he had come into contact with a positive case.

The Monegasque driver subsequently took a test for coronavirus and returned a positive result. He is undergoing a mandatory period of self-isolation in compl🉐iance with the local health authorities.

In an update on his social media,💙 Leclerc confirmed the positive test to fans and said he is feeling OK and only has “mild sy𝔍mptoms” of coronavirus.

“I want to let you know that I have tested positive for COVID-19,” Leclerc wrot🐓e on Instagram. “I am regularly checked accoღrding to my team’s protocols.

"Unfortunately, I learned that I have been in contact with a positive 🌳case and immediately went into self-isolation, notifying anyone I had contact with. A subsequent test I took has come back positive.

“I am feeling ok and have mild symptoms. I will remain in isolation in my home in Monaco in compliance with the r♚egulations set by the local health author𓆏ities. Stay safe and take care.”

Lec𝔉lerc is the fifth F1 driver to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Sergio Perez missed both Silverstone rounds last year when he became t💦he first F1 driver to contract the virus, before his then-Racing Point teammate🐲 Lance Stroll missed the Eifel Grand Prix in October with an illness, later revealed to be coronavirus.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was also ruled out of a race when he was forced to miss November’s Sakhir Grand Prix aft🍬er returning aꦿ positive test.

Earlier this month, McLaren’s Lan🦩do Norris revealed he too had tested positive for COVID-19 while on holiday in Dubai ahead of a planned training camp prior to the upcoming 2021 F1 season.