Nico Hulkenberg would like to try it next season as a teammate of Max Verstappen. The German knows that it will be a huge task, but also indicates that Red Bull Racing is one of his last possibilities.
The cheerful driver was a regular face on the Formula 1 grid for years, but got through at the end of 2018 Renault pushed aside for Esteban Ocon. The 33-year-old driver was then not picked up by one of the other racing stables, after which he had to leave the premier class scene. However, it did not take long before Hülkenberg could make his return. This season he has already been allowed to fall in for three weekends Racing Point, each time with a positive outcome. For example, at Silverstone he qualified third and at the Nürburgring he went from twentieth to eighth place last Sunday.
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The Hulk has therefore provided an excellent calling card, but a return in 2021 as a permanent name on the grid is not yet in a jug and pitcher. The options are starting to dwindle, with Red Bull Racing perhaps the last realistic option. Alexander Albon has underperformed there so far, but still gets the benefit of the doubt from Helmut Marko. However, the Austrian has indicated that if his pupil does not perform better, Red Bull Racing should look outside its own breeding ground.
Hülkenberg himself would in any case like to try it as a teammate of Verstappen. He also thinks that on good days he can get within the three tenths of the Dutchman demanded by Marko: “I would like to measure myself against him,” the opposite says. Motorsport-Magazin. “Max is a killer and definitely one of the fastest, maybe the fastest. We have to wait and see if it will happen. Looking at the car it is my most attractive option. It is the most competitive car,” he points out. the teams with another seat to be filled in.
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