F1 to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for 2022 season

In a report by , no 🧔exemptions will be mꦅade as the sport looks to counter the ongoing threat of coronavirus.
The new rule will apply to everyone including the drivers, engineerℱs, media, hospitality workers and guests wh🐭o attend the grands prix.
According to the BBC, the new policy will not affect any of the 20 drivers se🎀t to take part this season.
This is welcome news as F1 will be keen to avoid&n൩bsp;the controversy surrounding Novak Djokovic in Tennis.
Djokovic wasn’t able to pa꧙rticipate in the Australian Open due to not being vaccinated and not receiving clearance to enter the country.
F1 is set to return to Australia aft༒er a two-year absence in Apri📖l.
The 202꧑0 seas💎on was delayed until July due to pandemic, while 2021 featured 22 races in a heavily-revised calendar which didn’t include Australia, China, Singapore, Japan and Canada.
F1 will embark on a record-breaking 23-race calendar in 2022 with🌸 all the aforementioned venues included except China.
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen have all missed grands prix 𒐪due to COVID.
The new season will get underway in Bahrain o🌱n March 18-20.

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