Why Haas's faith in Hulkenberg has been vindicated

By:

Jake Boxall-Legge

Apr 11, 2023, 8:27 AM

OPINION: Only three races into the 2023 Formula 1 season and the questions around Haas selecting Nico Hulkenberg to replace Mick Schumacher have already been silenced. It provides justification for the call and continues Haas on its recovery path after a lean period, while also benefitting the German's own unfinished business in grand prix racing

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Had Formula 1’s stewarding team taken a slightly different approach to ordering the field after the controversial and final Melbourne safety car, Nico Hulkenberg's 184-race streak without a podium could have come to an end.

That Haas appealed the results, on the grounds that the order for the 2022 British Grand Prix’s red-flagged start was set at the second safety car line ahead of the first corner, was unsurprising given the team is also without a podium finish in the 147 races it has entered. Regardless, crossing the line in seventh was an excellent result for Hulkenberg, who has apparently lost none of his guile and determination from his first stints in F1. Even after three years having to be content with occasional substitute appearances, the German looked to be a shrewd move from Haas’s management heading into 2023.

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Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.