Sports News | Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel to Miss Bahrain GP After Testing COVID-19 Positive, Nico Hulkenberg to Race for Aston Martin

Manama [Bahrain], March 17 (ANI): Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Formula 1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The four-time world champion will be replaced by the team's reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg, who will be in the car from Friday practice.

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It will be Hulkenberg's first Grand Prix since the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix when he stood in for Lance Stroll at Racing Point after the Canadian tested positive for COVID-19.

It was the third time he filled in for a race driver that year, having replaced Sergio Perez for the two race weekends at Silverstone. The news comes after Daniel Ricciardo returned a positive test last week to miss the Official Pre-Season Test.

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He has since tested negative and will return to the paddock on Thursday, in time to contest the race weekend alongside McLaren teammate Lando Norris. (ANI)

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