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Tilt your head back, close your eyes and relax. It's become the mantra for every single one of the 2000 people present at the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, with perhaps the most unpleasant challenge of the new coronavirus protocols having emerged.
The throat and nose swab test, which is the most effective way of detecting the presence of coronavirus, is something that everyone attending the race is having to go through every five days in a bid to keep the F1 show on the road.
Ask anyone who has taken it and they will tell you that, while not too painful, it's horribly unpleasant. In simple terms, medical staff have to probe the back of your throat and nostrils with a swab to try to detect traces of the virus. The Twitter video that Sergio Perez posted on Wednesday tells you everything you need to know about it being pretty grim.
