Vettel, the four-time champion, had to step aside due to Covid-19 for reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg in the first two races of the season.
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Sebastian Vettel will race in Australia for the third time this season after missing the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix due to Covid-19. Vettel, the four-time champion, had to step aside for reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg in the first two races of the season after testing positive for Covid-19. He will, however, race at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit on the weekend of April 8-10.
Aston Martin, along with Williams, is the only team yet to score points so far this season. The team had a lot of promise going into the new season with F1’s new technical regulations but it has been disappointing so far. Vettel had spoken about the new AMR-22 after the first pre-season testing of the year.
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“The car wants to be driven in a different way. I am playing with driving styles and what I can do. Equally we are playing with the car, we are trying to sort some problems that we have, some of the challenges that we’ve faced, find solutions,” the German said.
“There is still a lot to do,” he added, “everybody is flat-out and there is still a very, very steep and high mountain to climb… but it’s fun, I think the challenge is fun and the belief is there that one day we will reach that peak.”
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In Saudi Arabia, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen triumphed over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with pole-sitter Sergio Perez settling for fourth after pitting just before a crucial Safety Car. Perez was in the lead until the 16th lap, when a flash of Ferrari mechanics may have prompted Red Bull to make an early pit stop. On the next lap, Williams’ Nicholas Latifi crashed at the final corner, triggering a VSC and then a Safety Car, which Leclerc, Verstappen, and Carlos Sainz took advantage of.
When the Safety Car retreated on Lap 21, the Mexican was set to restart third, but it was discovered that Sainz had passed him as the Spaniard exited the pits alongside the Red Bull during the caution period, leaving the pole-sitter fourth.
