Lewis Hamilton has welcomed back Sebastian Vettel to the F1 grid ahead of his return to racing at next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton posted a message to Aston Martin’s lead driver on his Instagram story as he recovers from coronavirus.
Hamilton said: “Covid is no joke, welcome back.” The message also included a prayer emoticon and a picture of Vettel shared by Aston Martin.
Yesterday, Aston Martin confirmed Vettel will race in Melbourne after missing the first two races of the season with Covid.
A Twitter statement said: “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.”
Ahead of the race in Jeddah, Aston Martin has earmarked Melbourne as the date of Vettel’s return to the team. Vettel took part in the pre-season test in Bahrain but tested positive days before the first race.
Despite feeling better, he was also unable to race in Saudi Arabia.
