Nico Hulkenberg will spend a second race as substitute for Sebastian Vettel in this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Vettel was unable to participate in last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19. Aston Martin said yesterday Vettel had not yet tested negative for the coronavirus.
The team has not indicated whether he has tested negative yet, but confirmed Hulkenberg will replace him for the entire weekend.
“[Nico] Hulkenberg will practice, qualify and race alongside Lance Stroll,” said Aston Martin in a statement.
“Despite lack of mileage in the AMR22, Nico coped well in Bahrain and we are sure he will do likewise in Jeddah.
“We expect Sebastian Vettel to be fit for the Australian GP.”
Hulkenberg started and finished 17th last weekend in his first race since the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.
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