There could be a new driver at F1 races in 2022 after the FIA made vaccinations against Covid-19 mandatory for the new campaign.
New regulations mean all personnel needing to enter the paddock at Grand Prix's, including drivers, team members, VIPs and media, will need to provide evidence of being double jabbed to be permitted entry.
The new directive isn't expected to affect those who line-up on the grid, with all 20 F1 drivers having reportedly received the vaccine. However, there is one critical race figure who may have now have to be replaced.
The South African born Alan Van der Merwe, who drives the FIA's medical car, has previously publicly disclosed he is yet to take the vaccine and has no intention of doing so.
