Sebastian Vettel has been summoned to report to the Formu♍la 1 stewards ahead of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix after an alleged yellow flag rules breach in qualifying.

Vettel endured a bad start to life at his 𒆙new Aston Martin team after he was knocked out of qualifying in Q1. The four-time world champion had turned in a poor first lap and saw his second effort compromised when Haas rookie Nikita Mazepin spun in front of him at Turn 1.

Mazepin’s spin - which was caused by a brake-by-wire issue - brought out the yellow flags and forced Vettel to abandon his final flying🦂 effort, leaving him a disappointing 18t♑h.

But the German faces the threat of a possible penalty for Sunday’s opening race o🉐f the 2021 season after being called to a meeting with the♒ stewards on Sunday afternoon.

A stewards’ document issued on Saturday evening noted that Vettel wou༒l♐d be investigated for “allegedly non-respecting double yellow flags at Turn 1.”

Vettel will meetও the stewards at 1:30pm local time on Sunday, six an💫d a half hours before the Bahrain Grand Prix is due to get underway.

After being eliminated in the opening session of his qualifying debut for Aston 🌌Mar💮tin, Vettel said he was “upset and angry”.

"If I panicked ꦦnow it wouldn't help," he told Sky Sports F1. "For sure I'm upset and angry - it was not our fault in a way - not to make it through, but we 🔯have to take it and do what we can to prepare for tomorrow."