Beijing time on January 24, British media news. Several F1 star drivers have been informed that they must be vaccinated before heading to Melbourne to avoid Djokovic being denied entry.
Last year, due to the strengthening of Australia's epidemic prevention level, the Melbourne race was postponed again and again, and finally cancelled. Before the start of F1 this year, there was a controversial Djokovic incident at the Australian Open.
Andrew Westacott, chief executive of GP Events Australia, said: "The way to enter Australia is simple and the F1 teams are doing it. When participating in this competition, you must be 100% vaccinated, and no one can be an exception. Our arrangements were made earlier than the Australian Open. “
Andrew also said that F1 drivers understand these rules, the FIA also understands these rules, they will be written into the rules of sport, he is very confident that this regulation will become a ritual to enter Australia. There is zero tolerance for vaccinations, whether you're Lewis Hamilton or Valentino Rossi (a motorcycle superstar who has a better score than Kapi Rossi), and if you test positive, you won't be racing this weekend. ”
Previously, men's tennis is now the world's first man, Novak Djokovic, who is now the world's first man, was refused to participate in the Australian Open. After Deyo's appeal was successful, the Australian Open found a reason and sent him back to his hometown.
Every year, the Australian Open competition is close to F1, but due to the deepening of the epidemic, last year's competition was finally cancelled. This year's Australia race, the third race of the year, was scheduled for April 10.
Earlier, it was reported that the Australian station would arrange sprint qualifying. But in the end, this new qualifying race was rejected by most teams.
The rigor of melbourne stations is a challenge for both Meben Racing and Red Bull Racing. Because it is not only the four drivers of the two teams who have to be vaccinated, but also the staff. Once tested positive, they will be disqualified. This is undoubtedly a thunderbolt in the sky for the two major teams that want to compete for the team and the drivers' championship.
Coupled with the uncertainty of other competitions throughout the year, no one dares to easily give up the score of the Australian race.
At present, all teams should arrange for staff and drivers to be vaccinated.
But for Zhou Guanyu, a Chinese driver who is competing in F1 for the first time, this is good news. Because in the small and medium-sized teams in F1, there are not many drivers who come according to the requirements, and the number of drivers is not in the minority.
So among the drivers, Zhou Guanyu is the safest. Once there are many people missing the game, the probability of Zhou Guanyu winning points in Australia will be very high.
Of course, Australia's emphasis on the importance of vaccination in front of the Melbourne station may be a strong response to Djokovic. Previously, after Leaving in frustration, Novak announced that he would claim more than $4 million from Australia to make up for the losses caused by his failure to participate. The Australian Open announced that it may be banned from Djokovic for 3 years.
In addition, the Australian station, which starts the first stop every year, has been moved to the third stop this year, and the first two stops are all races in West Asia (Bahrain and Saudi Arabia), which may make the Australian personnel very dissatisfied.
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