Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz are the first Formula 1 drivers to ꩲreveal thꦛey 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 announced it would be offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to all F1 arrivals into the country.

While British-based teams were in⛦itially reported to have reje๊cted this offer, it has since the Pfizer vaccine.

Sp💫eaking during their first media appearances of pre-season test🌊ing, Perez and Sainz both confirmed they had been vaccinated against coronavirus.

🐼“We got offered [it], and I took the decision to take it,” 🍨Perez revealed.

“For me, b🐽ack 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 signing Sainz adde🦂d: “Yes, same as Checo, I did take it.

“I think it was a great opportunity and obviously thankful for the Bahrain government for offering it to so many people that travel around the wo𓄧rld and, yeah, happy with it.”

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

“It is obviously private information with what everyone does withღin a t♚eam and for myself but for now I'm healthy and I'm staying where I am,” Norris said.

New F1 CEO and pre🍷sident Stefano Domenicali prev🐎iously insisted that the championship was reluctant to ‘queue jump’ the most vulnerable in order to protect its staff.