Nico Hulkenberg, 33, will still be the reserve and development driver for Aston Martin this season, the Formula 1 team made official. single-seater since leaving Renault at the end of 2019.
In 2020, he had taken part in three Grands Prix for Racing Point (former name of Aston Martin), replacing Sergio Pérez and then Lance Stroll, positive at Covid-19 .
Hulkenberg will also be unofficial reserve driver for Mercedes this year. The seven-time world champion team may have to count on him several times this year as reserve drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries grapple with their Formula E commitment for Mercedes.