COVID-19 vaccines will be required for all paddock staff in 2022, according to RacingNews365.com.
To access the F1 paddock during the 2022 season, all staff will be required to be COVID-19 vaccinated, according to RacingNews365.com.
The rule will apply to every paddock pass holder, including teams, drivers, media, FIA/F1 officials, and any guests, according to a top F1 source.
It comes ahead of a record-breaking 23-race campaign that will begin in March in Bahrain and end in November in Abu Dhabi, with stops on five of the world’s six habitable continents in between.
COVID-19 and the F1 paddock
While the vaccination status of drivers has not been revealed, the majority of the F1 grid took part in a special campaign near the end of the 2021 season, pushing the public to take advantage of the vaccine offer during the winter months.
Unvaccinated tennis great Novak Djokovic fought to enter Australia for the year’s first major tournament, only to be deported due to visa difficulties, including a request for a medical exemption.
F1 had been working on a vaccination policy with all teams, and had decided to enforce the ‘completely vaccinated’ regulation for 2022, according to RacingNews365.com at the time.
The restriction is also believed to apply to testing, with pre-season sessions in Barcelona and Bahrain planned.
The uniforms of F1 racing drivers are currently available at the following websites for a reasonable price:
