Nico Hülkenberg returns to Formula 1 as a regular driver for the Haas team.Image: www.imago-images.de / imago images
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Role reversal in the Haas racing team: After two years as a regular driver at Haas, Mick Schumacher had to say goodbye to the team. They found a replacement in Nico Hulkenberg. This had taken a backseat in recent years. He returns to the front row for the new season.
Because he hadn’t driven, he hadn’t been too stressed in the past two years, Nico Hülkenberg told the portal “Racing News365“He also enjoyed life outside the driver’s seat. Now that it’s going back to it as a regular driver, he surprises with an announcement.
Nico Hülkenberg replaces Mick Schumacher at Haas and was a test driver at Aston Martin last season.Image: dpa / Hasan Bratic
Nico Hülkenberg announces his return to Formula 1
His life has been more relaxed in recent years and also had other advantages, the 35-year-old reveals to the portal. But at some point he missed the races. The desire crept in again the “craving to be back on the grid, racing, kicking ass and being in the driver’s seat,” he says.
He wasn’t afraid of possibly not returning to Formula 1. Ultimately, the teams would make the decision on who to put in the car. Normally, they would go with whoever they believe is best for them. He says:
“I think Haas looked at my career, my statistics and the current Corona races, and in the conversations I probably convinced them that I was a good choice.”
Hulkenberg completed test drives for Haas back in November
Since November 17 last year, it has been clear that Haas is separating from Mick Schumacher. Nico Hülkenberg was also allowed to get behind the wheel for the Haas team for tire tests in November. Hulkenberg later revealed a difficult relationship with Schumacher. They hadn’t spoken to each other since the Haas decision, and they hadn’t really exchanged views before that, he told RTL/ntv.
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Mick Schumacher has found a place in the Mercedes racing team. There he will only be used as a test and reserve driver this season. Always connected with the hope that he too will make the leap back to becoming a regular driver.
Before the Bundesliga restart against RB Leipzig, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann made it clear what is important for him in the coming months. “My job is to organize the second half of the season in such a way that I’ll be firmly in the saddle in the summer.”
