As announced by his racing team Aston Martin, the 34-year-old Hesse is fit again to race. He will compete for the English factory team at the Melbourne Grand Prix on April 10 (7:00 a.m. CEST) together with Canadian Lance Stroll.
Representative Hulkenberg has to clear the cockpit
Vettel had missed the first two Grands Prix of the year in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to a Covid infection. Compatriot Nico Hülkenberg represented the Heppenheimer, who had stayed in his adopted home of Switzerland, twice and now, as expected, has to vacate the cockpit again.