Hulkenberg to replace Vettel at Aston Martin for Bahrain GP

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.

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