By Joe Murphy
Mercedes have confirmed that Frederick Vesti will drive in practice one on Friday at the Bahrain Grand Prix instead of number one driver George Russell.
Vesti will replace George for the session in Sakhir for his third rookie session, having previously driven for the team in FP1 in Mexico and Abu Dhabi two years ago.
“Contributing to our weekend will be our Reserve Driver, Fred Vesti. He will jump in George’s car for FP1, fulfilling the first of two rookie sessions we need to run this year,” Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff confirmed.
“Through his work in the simulator, Fred has driven more miles in the W16 than any of our other drivers. He has played an important role in its ongoing development and performance with his work in Brackley.
“This is another good opportunity for him to do that but this time on the race track.”
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