Nico Hulkenberg will make his return to Formula One at the British Grand Prix for former team Racing Point in place of Sergio Perez.
Perez was forced to pull out of the race after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. F1 has a strict track and trace procedure in place and the positive test will not impact the running of this weekend's race.
Hulkenberg was spotted outside the circuit on Friday morning and entered the paddock just before the opening practice session after receiving a negative COVID-19 test result.
"I was on my way to the Nürburgring for another racing project when the call from Otmar [Szafnauer, Racing Point team principal] came," Hulkenberg said.