Nico Hulkenberg

Hülkenberg looking forward to trying Haas F1 updates at Imola as the team “take away more learnings” from a “positive weekend” at Miami GP

Karishma Persad4 days ago4 days ago010 mins

For Nico Hülkenberg, the results of the Miami GP were mixed. After a successful Sprint race in which the German earned two points after finishing seventh after starting in tenth position, he was unable to repeat this success in the race, ending in eleventh place, and subsequently, outside of the points, despite qualifying ninth on…

Magnussen says he is “not here to take care of young kids” amid rumors of Bearman joining Haas F1 for 2025

Evan Roberts2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

Kevin Magnussen, now in his seventh season with Haas, has voiced his desire to stay with the American outfit beyond his current contract, which is set to run out at the end of 2024. When asked during his Thursday media session whether he has started talks to stay next year, Magnussen said it’s not a…

Hulkenberg “optimistic that we can fight” main rivals for points in F1 Chinese GP

Syrine Ferchichi4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

Nico Hulkenberg’s Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix was a rollercoaster of events. Initially plummeting to dead last during the Sprint as he destroyed his tyres, he later managed to secure P9 in qualifying, a significant improvement. He placed P6, P9 and P9 in the 3 qualifying segments. Despite a pit lane incident in Q1…

“Hopefully it will deliver” — Haas to run updates with one car at F1 Chinese GP

Magdalena Put4 weeks ago4 weeks ago06 mins

Haas is on the up and up this year, with improved race pace and less tyre degradation—and they will be aiming to make another step forward with their first upgrade package of the season, set to debut in China this weekend. Haas is arguably experiencing something of a renaissance. Four points picked up in the…

Hülkenberg: F1 Japanese GP race pace “turned out much better than expected” after narrowly missing out on P10

Sushmita Balakrishnan1 month ago05 mins

Nico Hülkenberg started the Japanese Grand Prix in 12th and finished the race in 11th for Haas. The Japanese Grand Prix had a rough start when a collision with RB’s Daniel Ricciardo and Williams Alex Albon triggered a red flag and the race was halted for almost 30 minutes as tyre barriers needed to be…

Haas F1 team at the Japanese Grand Prix (image credit Haas F1 team)

Nico Hülkenberg will “happily” take P12 starting spot for F1 Japanese GP

Sushmita Balakrishnan1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Haas F1’s Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen qualified 12th and 18th respectively for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull Max Verstappen took pole position at the Suzuka circuit followed by his teammate Sergio Perez making it a Red Bull front row lock out. Lando Norris will start his McLaren from P3. For the American owned…

F1 drivers divided over Fernando Alonso’s contentious Australian GP penalty

Magdalena Put1 month ago1 month ago015 mins

The penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso for “dangerous driving” as he defended against George Russell on the penultimate lap in Melbourne remains a big talking point heading into the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was found braking and downshifting about 100 metres earlier than expected, slowing rapidly before accelerating again to make the corner. These defensive…

Komatsu “couldn’t be happier” after back-to-back F1 points but Magnussen strategy error is something “we’ve got to look into”

David Coath2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Haas F1 Team are currently P7 in the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship after back-to-back races saw them score points. Meanwhile the rest of the field below them is yet to score. Unsurprisingly, Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu is delighted and told Sky Sports F1, “Amazing team effort, I couldn’t be happier.” However, the man now…

“Once again we were stronger in race pace than quali pace” — Magnussen on Haas’ double points finish at F1 Australian GP

Melis Öktür2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

The Dane’s 10th-place in Australia on Sunday was his first points finish of the season. With Nico Hülkenberg finishing ninth, Haas achieved their first double points since the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix with Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen. The team has had a very encouraging start under new boss Ayao Komatsu, with Hülkenberg finishing 10th…

Perez handed three-place grid penalty for impeding Hulkenberg in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Lucrezia Costa2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Qualifying is over but the starting grid wasn’t set in stone yet, as a driver was just awarded a three places starting grid penalty following an incident during the earlier Q1. In a session featuring multiple drivers with lap times deleted due to track limits, and after some Formula 3 and Formula 2 races which…