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F1 vaccination in Bahrain is ‘personal choice'

Mar.11 Mercedes has hit back at 'misleading' reporting about Formula 1 teams taking up Bahrain's vaccination offer. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported this week that 90 percent of the Ferrari team, as well as members of the title-winning Mercedes outfit, are getting vaccinated while in Bahrain for pre-season testing and the season opening race. But a Mercedes official told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that subsequent reports were 'misleading' because the team is not being vaccinated as a group. Red Bull is also backing Mercedes' stance, saying whether team members are vaccinated 'all depends on the personal choice of individuals'. Max Verstappen's management declined to comment, but the...
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