The reason for Vettel's absence during Sunday's race is that he has not yet left a negative covid test since he fell ill and is therefore not allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, the four-time world champion's stable, Aston Martin, has made the decision to put Nico Hulkenberg in the driver's seat.
Today, Friday, the training starts before the race, and tomorrow it is qualifying.
Without Vettel, Aston Martin had a heavy premiere in Bahrain.
Both Lance Stroll and Niko Hulkenberg lost points and finished in twelfth and seventeenth place respectively.
- That was interesting.
It was hard, very hard to be honest.
It was the first time in a long time I ran a race, Hulkenberg told Formula 1's website after the race in Bahrain.
Nico Hulkenberg was a regular in Formula 1 for ten seasons but lost his place after the 2019 season. Since then he has made a few inroads.
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