Zak Brown was “shocked” by his positive COVID-19 test which means he has to miss the British Grand Prix.

The McLaren CEO was ruled out of attending round 10 of the World Championship at Silverstone when he was named among three team members to return a positive test for the coronavirus.

While the other two were not identified in a team statement, McLaren said none of them had been a close contact of drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, who therefore would not have to self-isolate unless any more positive tests emerged.

During a video interview with Formula 1, Brown said he was experiencing only mild symptoms which he said would not have kept him away from Silverstone had he not tested positive.