Motor racing-Hulkenberg to step in again for Vettel at Saudi Arabian GP (updated)

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25/03/2022 08:02

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    March 25 (Reuters) - Germany's Nico Hulkenberg will race for
Aston Martin at Formula One's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in
Jeddah, the team said on Friday, with four times world champion
Sebastian Vettel failing to recover from COVID-19 in time for
the race. 
    Vettel missed the season opener in Bahrain last weekend
after testing positive for the virus, with reserve driver
Hulkenberg replacing him and finishing the race 17th.
    Aston Martin said Hulkenberg will once again step in for
Vettel, who is expected to be fit for the Australian Grand Prix
that is scheduled for April 8-10.
    "@HulkHulkenberg will practice, qualify and race alongside
@lance_stroll," Aston Martin said on Twitter. "Nico coped well
in Bahrain and we are sure he will do likewise in Jeddah."
    Teams will be in action at the Corniche circuit in Jeddah
later on Friday for the first two practice sessions ahead of
Sunday's main race.
    

 (Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline
Wong and Kenneth Maxwell)
 ((Manasi.Pathak@thomsonreuters.com;))