SEBASTIAN VETTEL finally looks set to make his Formula One return – after missing the first two races of the season through Covid.
The German, 34, tested positive on March 17 – three days before the new 2022 campaign got underway in Bahrain.
Sebastian Vettel will get behind the wheel in the 2022 Aston Martin for the Australian GP
And he was forced to sit out of the second race in Saudi Arabia a week later, too, because he failed to return a negative result.
But now his F1 team Aston Martin have confirmed Vettel has got the green light to race at the Australian Grand Prix on April 10.
They tweeted: “TEAM UPDATE: We are pleased to confirm that Sebastian Vettel is now fit to race and will therefore line up alongside @lance_stroll in Melbourne to kick off his 2022 @F1 season at the @ausgrandprix.”
Fans loved the news of the four-time world champ’s comeback and even some official accounts got involved in the replies.
F1 tweeted: “Things you love to see. Welcome back, Seb!”
And Red Bull, with whom Vettel won his four drivers’ titles, added: “Good to have you back, Seb. See you on track in Melbourne.”
In Vettel’s absence, he has been replaced by fellow 34-year-old German and Aston Martin’s reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg.
However, Hulkenberg and Lance Stroll have struggled so far this season, both finishing outside of the points in the two races in the Middle East.
Only Aston Martin and Williams – who both use Mercedes engines – remain pointless in the constructors’ championship.
Ferrari lead the way on 78 points with four podium finishes from four by title leader Charles Leclerc and team-mate Carlos Sainz.
The Scuderia are 40 points clear of Mercedes and 41 ahead of Red Bull.
