An unwell Sebastian Vettel was relieved of his duties at Ferrari on Formula One’s first day of pre-season testing in Spain on Wednesday.
The four-time world champion had been given the honour of driving the new SF1000 first at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, with teammate Charles Leclerc not due in the car until Thursday.
« Change of plan: Seb not feeling great this morning so Charles is taking over driving duties for the day, » a Ferrari spokesperson said.
The test was the first opportunity to see all the new cars on track together and Vettel joined the other drivers in a photograph on the pit straight before the session started. Ferrari said he had then left the circuit.
The Ferrari-powered Haas and Alfa Romeo teams had earlier pushed their cars out for a pitlane reveal of their new liveries.
The season starts in Australia on March 15, with only six days of testing before then.
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