Drivers
Nico Hulkenberg
- Team Audi
- Date of birth 19/08/1987
- Place of birth Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
- Debut Bahrain, 2010 (Williams)
The result was one his peers – including Carlos Sainz, whose 101-race wait for a maiden podium was the longest before Hulkenberg’s – felt was inevitable. “He’s always been a top-five driver every time he’s been in F1,” the Williams driver said. “His talent and race execution is incredible.”
Silverstone was the undoubted high point of the 37-year-old’s second career, which looked over before Haas came calling in 2023. Last year’s return to Sauber saw Hulkenberg score his most points since 2018, and he’s now a works driver for a German manufacturer with big ambitions, a career arc that – not unlike his vanquished podium drought – is baffling, but one he’ll gladly accept.
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