Bahrain
The Mexican Sergio Perez, from Red Bull, and Spanish Carlos Sainz, from Ferrari, said on Friday that they had accepted the offer of Bahrain in front of get vaccinated against COVID-19, always lThe first Formula 1 drivers to confirm they have.
Bahrain hosts three days of preseason testing and the inaugural race on March 28 and has offered doses of Pfizer’s BioNTech vaccine to all teams and employees of the F1
The teams have left the decision as a personal matter for employees, although the F1 it has said it does not want to skip the lines for the most vulnerable.
Pérez, who competed for Racing Point (now Aston Martin) last season, he was the first F1 driver to contract the virus and missed two races Silverstone Last season.
They offered it to us, I decided to accept it“, He said Pérez to journalists.For me in Mexico I don’t know when I will be able to get it
Sainz died of McLaren a Ferrari, most of which team in Bahrain has since also accepted the offer Italy lags behind in vaccination.
The Spanish pilot pointed out that he had done the same: “It seemed like a great opportunity and I am, of course, grateful to the Government of Bahrain for offering to so many people who travel the world. “
Six of the 20 regular drivers tested positive COVID-19The others were the seven-time world champions Lewis Hamilton Charles Leclerc from Ferrari Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri Y Lance Stroll from Aston Martin