Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has been ruled out of the second spherical of the Formula 1 season in Saudi Arabia because of Covid-19.
The Aston Martin driver missed final week’s Bahrain Grand Prix after testing optimistic and has did not recuperate in time to compete in Jeddah.
Vettel, 34, will once more get replaced by reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg.
Aston Martin say they count on Vettel to be match to for the third spherical of the season in Australia subsequent month.
Hulkenberg completed seventeenth within the season-opening race in Bahrain final week after standing in for Vettel for the British crew.
