Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz are the first Formula 1 drivers to 𒐪reveal they꧋ have taken up Bahrain’s offer of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Ahead of pre-season testing 🍰and the season-opener at the Bahrain International Circuit, the Gulf Kingdom a🉐nnounced it would be offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to all F1 arrivals into the country.

While British-based teams 🌃were initially reported to have rejected this offer, it has since the Pfizer vaccine.

Speaking during their first media appearances of pre-season testing, Perez and Sainꦅz both confirmed they had been vaccinated against coronavirus.

“We got offered [it], and I took the decision to take it,” Perez r♒evealed.

“For me, back in Mexico, I 🧜don't know when I will be able to get it, so I think [it] was very nice from Bahrain to offer that to us. And, yeah, I took it myself.”

New Ferrari signin🅠g Sainz added: “Yes, same as Checo, I did take it.

“I thin🐓k it was a great opportunity and obviously thankful for the Bahrain government for offering it to so many peꦫople that travel around the world and, yeah, happy with it.”

McLaren’s Lando Norris stressed the matter was private for the individuals inv🅠olved but said he was yet to make a final decision about receiving the vaccine.

“𝄹It is obviously private information with what everyone doesꦑ within a team and for myself but for now I'm healthy and I'm staying where I am,” Norris said.

New F1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali previously insisted that the championship was reluctant to ‘queue jump’ the most vu🦩lnerable in order 🌊to protect its staff.