Nico Hülkenberg once again demonstrated his class on the Nürburgring.
A top team was in discussion - now there is another option.
Formula 1 *
:
Is there something going on between
Red Bull *
and
Nico Hülkenberg
?
There was already contact between Hülkenberg and the top team.
However, there are now places available again at Haas.
Update from October 22nd, 9:22 p.m.:
What's next with
Nico Hülkenberg
?
Now there is a completely new option.
Haas
will not start the new season with his two drivers - will the German dream even come about and the "Hulk" will drive side by side with Mick Schumacher * in 2021?
Nico Hülkenberg: Formula 1 sensation?
Apparently contact with Red Bull
Update from October 18, 9:30 a.m.:
Will
Nico Hülkenberg
actually find a job with
Red Bull
after his sensational assignments as a replacement driver for Racing Point
?
The Emmericher would be anything but averse to this chance.
“Measured in terms of the car, it is the best option that is the most attractive.
It's a competitive car, ”said 33-year-old in an interview with the
motorsport-magazin.com
portal
.
He doesn't shy away
from the top dog
Max Verstappen there
either: “I would like to find out, measure myself against him.
Let's see if it comes to that. "
In
Bild am Sonntag
(interview behind a payment barrier),
Hülkenberg
also
stated
that he is aiming for a permanent cockpit in Formula 1: “In the
long run, a
firefighter
would be the classic substitute driver role again.
That's not what I'm striving for. ”There have been teams that would have signed him after his first
Racing Point outing at Silverstone
.
But the right one was probably not there yet.
"Hülk" also makes it clear after 179 F1 appearances: "A
regular cockpit
has priority for me." Although that might not turn out to be so easy, because in the
"premier class"
it's not just about performance: "Under I'm not the hood yet.
But still on.
Other drivers are
perhaps more economically attractive for the teams
. "
Formula 1: Nico Hülkenberg impresses at the Nürburgring
First report from October 13th:
Nürburgring - Last in qualifying without training, eighth place in the race and driver of the day:
Nico Hülkenberg
delivered at the
Grand Prix of the Eifel
at the
Nürburgring
as a substitute driver in an impressive way.
And not for the first time - he already
knew how
to impress
at
Racing Point *
at
Silverstone
.
Despite all this, it is possible that the Emmericher will be in
Formula 1 *
without a cockpit in 2021
.
Apparently, however, a great opportunity is opening up for him.
Formula 1: Nico Hülkenberg to Red Bull?
Racing team is considering Germans
Red Bull motorsport consultant
Helmut Marko
dropped the bomb on Sunday evening: “We were already in conversation with Hülkenberg on Friday.” But it wasn't about 2021. Because Red Bull driver
Alexander Albon had
an inconclusive Corona test result, Marko said the German "contacted immediately after landing".
Nothing came of it.
Marko nevertheless praised Hülkenberg for his performance in the Eifel: “We followed his times.
I saw then that he gradually got closer to Perez's time.
Hats off.
A great achievement ”.
from a coffee in cologne to P8 in a never expected HomeGP 2020 .. wtf happened this weekend ?!
🤠 # hulkenback # 2.0 # f1 pic.twitter.com/WYPPt2cKI0
- Nico Hulkenberg (@HulkHulkenberg) October 11, 2020
“Hulkenback” has one thing in common
with the Mexican
Sergio Perez
: Both are still looking for a new team for the next season, because Perez will soon be replaced by
Sebastian Vettel *
who will replace
Aston Martin *
from next season
(currently still Racing Point) drives.
It is also interesting that Marko does not rule out the possibility of looking for new drivers outside of his own squad.
Usually that speaks against the philosophy of the racing team.
“We can safely name the names that are currently available on the market.
That's Hulkenberg and that's Perez, ”said Marko soberly.
Formula 1: Nico Hülkenberg could replace Alexander Albon at Red Bull - good connection to Verstappen
Alexander Albon is always in discussion - he did not make it into the top 10 at the weekend and is
always clearly behind
his teammate
Max Verstappen
.
Marko protects him: “Alex was unlucky when he got a brake plate on the first lap.
The performance after that was quite appealing ”.
Dealing with external drivers is “a theory”, at the moment everything is still on track at Albon.
Hülkenberg has a good relationship with Max Verstappen, the two of them talk in Dutch.
A good relationship among drivers can be worth gold for Formula 1 teams, because there are regular crashes among teammates.
There
is consensus in the grid
that the Emmericher has earned a solid place in
Formula 1 in
purely sporting terms.
Whether
Abiteboul
(Renault *),
Szafnauer
(Racing Point) or
Seidl
(McLaren *) - the team bosses are blowing the same horn in this regard.
👋Welcome again - Welcome back.
💗 # Hulkenback pic.twitter.com/i4thdNcCgr
- Tutkumuz F1 🏎 (@ F1tutkumuz) October 10, 2020
Formula 1: Nico Hulkenberg does not have many options - Albon performance should decide
But similar to the
national soccer team
, the pure performance principle is
not always decisive
in
Formula 1
either.
The options for Hülkenberg are few and far between - at
Alfa Romeo *
the seat next to
Kimi Räikkönen
seems to be
preheated
for
Mick Schumacher *
, the 33-year-old doesn't want to go to Haas, as he suggested between the door and the hinge at the Eifel GP.
Whether things will soon get serious between “Hulk” and Red Bull will mainly be decided by Albon's further performances, because Marko remembers: “If he continues to deliver good races, then he will have his cockpit for the next year”.
(epp)
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