FORMULA ONE chiefs could be looking for a new driver to line up on the grid in 2022 in the wake of their new covid rules. The F1 paddock will become a restricted zone that will require proof of a covid vaccination and that applies to all – drivers, team personnel, VIPs and media. Van der Merwe wrote on Twitter last year to explain his reasons for not taking the vaccine ahead of GPs in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. It is believed that no F1 drivers will be impacted by the new rules as all are understood to be vaccinated.

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