In the first two races of the season, Nico Hulkenberg started from the top ten, as the experienced F1 driver’s qualifying for Haas this season went well, surpassing his teammate Kevin Magnussen on both occasions. However, the Dane was the first to open the account for the points earned, while Niko has not yet been able to earn anything. Of course, in addition to the experience of piloting the VF-23.
Timo Glock, a former racing driver and now an expert on Sky Deutschland, has no doubt that Hülkenberg will succeed.
“In Jeddah, Kevin Magnussen was ahead of Niko, but he wasn’t that far from the top ten,” said Glock. – It is important that he has been able to drive the full distance of the Grand Prix again, and I am quite sure that he has gained a lot of experience again.
It will be interesting to see how Nico performs in the upcoming races. It is clear that Haas has a car fast enough to fight for points. That’s why I believe that Niko can also finish in the top ten, it’s only a matter of time.”
Anyway, while Hulkenberg has a bit of bad luck on Sunday: in Bahrain, at the start of the race, he damaged his car’s front fender from contact with Esteban Okon’s Alpine, and in Jeddah, after starting from 10th position, took 12th place.
On his Linkedin page, Niko commented on the results of the second stage of the season: “The weekend in Jeddah, where this incredible circuit is located, was exciting. I am a little disappointed that I missed the opportunity to earn points, but I flew home in good spirits, knowing that the team is competitive and can fight for positions in the middle of the pack this season.
I intend to recover and am already looking forward to the weekend in Melbourne!”
Source: F1 News
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