(L to R): Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Aston Martin F1 Team Reserve Driver with Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. United States Grand Prix, Saturday 23rd October 2021. Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA.
Nico Hulkenberg will compete for Aston Martin at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel returned a positive Covid-19 test.
Aston Martin announced on Thursday morning, ahead of the season-opener, that Vettel returned a positive test.
Hulkenberg, the team’s reserve driver, will take his place.
It is the first event that Vettel has missed since stepping up to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso in mid-2007.
Hulkenberg last competed in Formula 1 at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.
McLaren confirmed on Wednesday that Daniel Ricciardo, who missed testing due to a positive Covid-19 test, has been cleared to return.
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