Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi will miss this weekend’s MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix after returning a positive test for Covid-19 on Thursday. He is the first premier class rider to test positive for the virus. Rossi holds only 13th in the standings after three straight retirements and will now miss at least this weekend’s race at MotorLand Aragon after contracting the virus. Rossi returned to his home in Tavullia, Italy, after the most recent round at Le Mans, France, and carried out the standard pre-event test on Tuesday, which he returned negative. On Wednesday he trained without any symptoms or issues but awoke on Thursday and carried out a quick PCR test and a standard test. The quick...
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