McLaren pulled out of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix Thursday after a team member tested positive for coronavirus, throwing the race into chaos.
The employee was among eight Formula One personnel who went into isolation after showing flu-like symptoms typical of the virus this week in Melbourne.
The other seven -- including four from the Haas team -- all returned negative results, organisers said.
"The team member was tested and self-isolated as soon as they started to show symptoms and will now be treated by local healthcare authorities," McLaren said in a statement.
"The decision (to withdraw) has been taken based on a duty of care not only to McLaren F1 employees and partners, but also to the team's competitors, Formula 1 fans and wider F1 stakeholders."
"It's a concern I think for the people here. It's quite a big circus that's come here, it's definitely concerning for me."
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"As a matter of fact, we are here so you just try to take care as much as you can."
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