<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="23008" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Lewis-Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</keyword> says he is grateful to be alive following his battle with COVID-19.</li><li>Hamilton missed the Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for the coronavirus at the start of December, however returned to finish third at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.</li><li>"I am destroyed. I do not feel good," Hamilton said after, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/55296664">according to the BBC.</a> "But I'm happy and grateful I am alive."</li><li>The 35-year-old went on to criticize "world leaders" for "laughing it [the pandemic] off like it is nothing."</li></ul>Lewis Hamilton says he is grateful to be alive following his battle with COVID-19.The 35-year-old tested positive for the coronavirus at the start of December, forcing him out of the penultimate race of the <keyword id="42857" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Formula-One">Formula One</keyword> season in Sakhir, Bahrain.He returned for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, where he finished in third place. The race was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, his second victory of the season.After the race, Hamilton said he was "destroyed" by racing for the first time since having the virus."I am destroyed. I do not feel good," Hamilton said after the race, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/55296664">according to the BBC.</a> "But I'm happy and grateful I am alive. I live to fight another day and I still managed to finish with a podium."The Mercedes racer, who swept to a joint record seventh Driver's Championship after winning the Turkish Grand Prix on November 15, went on to criticize "world leaders" for underestimating the pandemic."COVID is no joke," he said. "I never thought it was. I knew at some stage if I got it it would be tough because there are people out there losing their lives. So I knew it was serious."I always find it very strange to see world leaders laughing it off like it is nothing." Hamilton didn't name any specific world leaders in his comments."To be able to come back here this weekend, I knew I wouldn't physically be where I have been the rest of the season but I made it. Where there is a will, there is a way."Hamilton previously said that he only had "mild symptoms" of the virus, although he didn't say exactly what those symptoms were. Mild symptoms generally include a headache, loss of sense of smell, and muscle aches."I am really lucky that I feel OK with only mild symptoms. Please look after yourselves out there. You can never be too careful," Hamilton said after contracting the virus.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/romain-grosjean-shares-photos-burns-hand-after-bahrain-crash-2020-12">F1 driver Romain Grosjean shared the first photos of the burns he sustained in his fiery horror-crash</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/formula-1-michael-schumachers-son-mick-joins-haas-2021-season-2020-12">Michael Schumacher's 21-year-old son will race in Formula 1 next season, exactly 30 years after his dad made his debut</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/lewis-hamilton-moto-gp-will-back-push-diversity-in-motorsport-2020-7">The boss of Moto GP said he backs Lewis Hamilton's push for diversity in motor racing, even though his sport has never had a single Black rider</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="42857" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Formula-One">Formula One</keyword> team <keyword id="295561" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Haas">Haas</keyword> has condemned the "abhorrent" behavior of driver Nikita Mazepin after the Russian uploaded a video to social media which appeared to show him inappropriately touching a woman.</li><li>Mazepin posted a short video to his Instagram on Tuesday night, which showed him reaching backwards from the passenger seat of a car and touching the chest of a woman sitting in the back seat.</li><li>"Haas F1 Team does not condone the behavior of Nikita Mazepin," the team said. "The very fact that the video was posted on social media is also abhorrent."</li><li>F1 and the FIA also released statement's slamming Mazepin's actions, while the 21-year-old said he was "sorry" for his "inappropriate behaviour."</li></ul>Formula 1 team Haas have condemned the "abhorrent" behavior of new driver Nikita Mazepin after the Russian uploaded a video to social media which appeared to show him inappropriately touching a woman.Mazepin, who was only signed by Haas for the 2021 season last week, posted a short video to his Instagram on Tuesday night. The video showed him reaching backwards from the passenger seat of a car and touching the chest of a woman sitting in the back seat.The since deleted clip was accompanied with the woman's Instagram handle - which Insider is not publishing - and the text: "She's the best."In the clip, the woman raised her middle finger to the camera and hid her face, seemingly after realizing she was being recorded."Haas F1 Team does not condone the behavior of Nikita Mazepin in the video recently posted on his social media," the team said in a statement on Wednesday."Additionally, the very fact that the video was posted on social media is also abhorrent to Haas F1 Team. The matter is being dealt with internally and no further comment shall be made at this time."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1336617693194178560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote>F1 and governing body the FIA released a joint statement on Thursday concurring with Haas."We strongly support the Haas F1 Team in its response to the recent inappropriate actions of its driver, Nikita Mazepin," they said, adding: "The ethical principles and diverse and inclusive culture of our sport are of the utmost importance to the FIA and Formula 1."Mazepin, <a href="https://www.insider.com/formula-1-michael-schumachers-son-mick-joins-haas-2021-season-2020-12">who will partner Mick Schumacher, the son of Michael Schumacher,</a> at Haas next year, said he was sorry for the video."I would like to apologise for my recent actions, both in terms of my own inappropriate behaviour, and the fact that it was posted on to social media," the 21-year-old said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Nikita Mazepin (@nikita_mazepin) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1336618515449720833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote>"I am sorry for the offence I have rightly caused and to the embarrassment I have brought to Haas F1 Team. I have to hold myself to a higher standard as a Formula One driver and I acknowledge I have let myself and many people down. I promise I will learn from this."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/formula-1-michael-schumachers-son-mick-joins-haas-2021-season-2020-12">Michael Schumacher's 21-year-old son will race in Formula 1 next season, exactly 30 years after his dad made his debut</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-romain-grosjean-horror-crash-and-aftermath-2020-11">Photos show just how incredible it is that F1 driver Romain Grosjean was able to walk away from the fiery crash that saw his car rip in half</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/lewis-hamilton-moto-gp-will-back-push-diversity-in-motorsport-2020-7">The boss of Moto GP said he backs Lewis Hamilton's push for diversity in motor racing, even though his sport has never had a single Black rider</a>

One of Formula 1's newest drivers was branded 'abhorrent' by his team for posting an Instagram of himself inappropriately touching a woman

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mick Schumacher, the son of racing legend Michael, will race in Formula 1 next season after signing a multi-year deal with American team Haas.</li><li>The 21-year-old will make his F1 debut next season on the 30th anniversary of his father's own debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix.</li><li>"I'm simply speechless," he said. </li><li><keyword id="46015" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michael-Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</keyword>, a seven time World Champion, is still recovering from a 2013 ski accident that saw him placed in an induced coma for over a year.</li></ul>Mick Schumacher, the son of racing legend Michael, will race in Formula 1 next season after signing a multi-year deal with American team Haas.Schumacher, who leads this season's Formula 2 standings with one race to go, will partner Russian Nikita Mazepin."The prospect of being on the Formula 1 grid next year makes me incredibly happy and I'm simply speechless," <a href="https://www.haasf1team.com/news/mick-schumacher-confirmed-haas-f1-team">said the 21-year-old, who is a member of the Ferrari driver academy.</a>"I would like to thank Haas F1 Team, Scuderia Ferrari and the Ferrari Driver Academy for placing their trust in me. I also want to acknowledge and extend my love to my parents – I know that I owe them everything. I have always believed that I would realize my dream of Formula 1."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1334044600567099393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2020</a></blockquote>Schumacher will make his F1 debut next season on the 30th anniversary of his father's own debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix.Michael Schumacher went on to win seven World Championships with Benetton and Ferrari – a record that was matched by Lewis Hamilton this year – before retiring in 2012. He also held the record for the most race wins in <keyword id="42857" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Formula-One">Formula One</keyword>, with 91, another benchmark beaten by Hamilton this season.In 2013, he suffered a serious head injury while skiing with his son in the French Alps, falling and hitting his head on a rock while crossing an unsecured off-piste area.He was placed in an induced coma until 2014 before moving his family to Gland, Switzerland, where he is continuing his rehabilitation, though has not been seen in public since. Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-romain-grosjean-horror-crash-and-aftermath-2020-11">Photos show just how incredible it is that F1 driver Romain Grosjean was able to walk away from the fiery crash that saw his car rip in half</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/fomula-one-romain-grosjean-once-halo-saved-life-wasnt-necessary-2020-11">F1 driver Romain Grosjean once said the safety feature that he credits with saving his life in his horror-crash had 'no place' in the sport</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/lewis-hamilton-moto-gp-will-back-push-diversity-in-motorsport-2020-7">The boss of Moto GP said he backs Lewis Hamilton's push for diversity in motor racing, even though his sport has never had a single Black rider</a>

Michael Schumacher's 21-year-old son will race in Formula 1 next season, exactly 30 years after his dad made his debut

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="901693" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Denver-Broncos">Denver Broncos</keyword> had to play without a quarterback on Sunday after a <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> case in the quarterback room.</li><li>The Broncos reportedly tried to have one of their coaches suit up at quarterback but were overruled by the league.</li><li>The Broncos eventually turned to practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton who had never played in an <keyword id="103436" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="NFL">NFL</keyword> game.</li></ul>The Denver Broncos had a quarterback emergency heading into the matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.Earlier in the week, Denver backup quarterback Jeff Driskel tested positive for COVID-19. The rest of the Broncos' quarterbacks were soon placed on the COVID-19/restricted list and ineligible to play against the Saints due to close contact with Driskel without wearing a mask.With all of their quarterbacks out of commission, the Broncos turned to practice squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton, who played quarterback in college at Wake Forest before switching to wide receiver.But before turning to Hinton, the Broncos reportedly tried to hand their offense over to a coach. According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30413697/sources-denver-broncos-bid-start-assistant-coach-qb-denied-league" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter</a>, Denver attempted to add offensive quality control coach Rob Calabrese to the active roster to serve as the quarterback on Sunday.Per <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30413697/sources-denver-broncos-bid-start-assistant-coach-qb-denied-league" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schefter</a>:Denver felt that Calabrese had the strongest command of its offense and he could run the system better than anybody, sources told ESPN. The league denied those requests that were made throughout the day Saturday, saying that the Broncos could not activate a coach to their active roster. The league doesn't want coaching staffs being storage areas for potential players, sources said.It makes sense that the Broncos might have faith that a former quarterback intimately familiar with the offense might be their best option in such an emergency. It also makes sense that the NFL would deny such a request, lest the league see a swell of former quarterbacks signed as "assistant coach of emergency quarterback insurance" in the next few weeks.Still, in an NFL season unlike any other, you can't blame the Broncos for trying.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-lionel-messi-goal-diego-maradona-jersey-2020-11">Lionel Messi wore a Diego Maradona jersey underneath his Barcelona kit and revealed the tribute after scoring a goal</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-formula-1-romain-grosjean-crash-bahrain-gp-2020-11">Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean escaped a terrifying crash after his car exploded on the first lap of a race</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-sarah-fuller-first-woman-college-football-kicker-vandy-2020-11">Women's soccer star Sarah Fuller makes college football history with kickoff for Vanderbilt</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-washington-fumblerooski-little-giants-annexation-of-puerto-rico-2020-11">Washington head coach Ron Rivera borrowed a trick play from 'Little Giants' to bamboozle the Dallas Cowboys</a>

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Lewis Hamilton said racing after getting COVID-19 'destroyed' him, and slammed world leaders for 'laughing off' the virus

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One of Formula 1's newest drivers was branded 'abhorrent' by his team for posting an Instagram of himself inappropriately touching a woman

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Michael Schumacher's 21-year-old son will race in Formula 1 next season, exactly 30 years after his dad made his debut

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The Broncos wanted to use a coach as their quarterback after COVID restrictions left them without one, but the NFL said no way

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