Sebastian Vettel also misses the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The former Ferrari now at Aston Martin who had a positive result at Covid before the last race weekend in Bahrain will not be on track even in Jeddah where today the first free practice sessions will take place in view of Sunday's race.
In place of him, on the AM22, there will still be the German compatriot Nico Hulkenberg.
"We expect Sebastian Vettel to be in a position to participate in the Australian Grand Prix", next GP, from 8 to 10 April, Aston Martin told Twitter.
Hülkenberg finished 17th in qualifying and the race in Bahrain during the first GP of the season last week.
