Sebastian Vettel has been ruled out of the opening race of the 2022 F1 season after testing positive for Covid, in what is a huge blow for Aston Martin.
After two rounds of pre-season testing in Barcelona and Bahrain, Vettel was finally poised to get his 2022 campaign underway in the Middle East. However, Aston Martin confirmed the positive Covid test on Thursday, just one day before Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying gets underway.
Aston Martin immediately named their replacement for the illustrious German driver, as they look to get off to a strong start in 2022. And it comes in the shape of another experienced driver, who. has been out of F1 since 2020.
