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.
Vettel, a four-time world champion, contracted COVID-19 ahead of the Bahrain GP last week and it seems like his recovery is not yet complete.
Something happened to the car between FP3 and qualifying, as it went from being 1.3 seconds off the top time in FP3 to three seconds slower.
It will be Hulkenberg's first Grand Prix since standing in for Lance Stroll at Racing Point at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.
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Aston Martin will benefit from the 33-year-old’s F1 pedigree – 176 race starts, including successful campaigns with Williams and Renault.