Wehrlein sustained a back injury after crashing at the Race of Champions in January, and was forced to miss the first pre-season test at Barcelona as a result, although returned to action during the second pre-season test at Barcelona.
Wehrlein conducted practice duties as planned for the Australian Grand Prix. However, he withdrew from the remainder of the weekend, believing he was not fit enough to complete the fifty-eight lap race at the peak of his abilities.
Giovinazzi, who stepped into Wehrlein's Sauber and finished the race in twelfth place, will remain in the car for the second round of the campaign in China this weekend.
Wehrlein is optimistic that he will be fit enough to return to action for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, but is prepared to wait until Russia, at the end of the month, if he cannot compete in a weeks time.
In my opinion, it was the right call from Pascal Wehrlein once again if his is still not 100% recovered. This was more of long term health rather then thinking short term. Antonio Giovinazzi did an excellent job replacing Wehrlein just before Australian Grand Prix qualifying so there is no problem replacing Wehrlien once again.
As for Pascal Wehrlein, get well soon and lets have a 100% Pascal back to race in Formula 1.
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