Supercars chaos as driver faces investigation

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Supercars insists each its competitors are compliant with COVID-19 vaccination requirements, contempt reports a operator is nether investigation.

Motorsport.com reports that an unnamed operator is being investigated by New South Wales Health, with suggestions the vaccine exemption helium utilized to participate NSW whitethorn not beryllium valid.

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Drivers indispensable either beryllium afloat vaccinated, oregon person a valid aesculapian exemption.

The operator reportedly entered NSW believing his exemption was valid, but wellness authorities person not yet fixed him the tick of approval.

Supercars resumed racing past play pursuing a interruption of much than 3 months, with the archetypal of 4 consecutive contention meetings astatine Sydney Motorsport Park.

An probe into the driver's presumption reportedly started precocious past week, but a determination was made to defer it until aft the archetypal contention gathering was completed.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced this greeting that freedoms for the unvaccinated would beryllium pushed back by a fortnight to December 15, a week aft the season-ending Bathurst 1000.

It means if the driver's exemption is recovered to beryllium invalid, he'd beryllium successful a contention against clip to beryllium vaccinated up of the celebrated endurance race, portion the implications for anyone deemed a adjacent interaction are not instantly clear. The operator successful question could beryllium kicked retired of NSW, putting his information successful the remaining title rounds successful doubt.

In a connection to Wide World of Sports, Supercars said it was assured the operator successful question would beryllium cleared.

"All competitors astatine Sydney Motorsport Park are compliant with COVID protocols," the spokesperson said.

NSW Health has been contacted for comment.

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