Sebastian Vettel says he’s feeling “fine” despite being sidelined for the season opening Bahrain GP this weekend. Just as Daniel Ricciardo returns to action after a week off with covid-19, quadruple world champion Vettel has succumbed to the same infection – and F1’s strict ‘no race’ policy that applies for the third season in a row. Sergio Perez agrees that the time has come for Formula 1 to reconsider how it intends to race on in a world in which covid-19 is here to stay. “There’s so much we’ve learned with covid now,” said the Mexican. “Going forward it’s something that we should discuss – whether we allow the drivers to race with covid if their symptoms are mild.

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