Who will team up with Kevin Magnussen next year at Haas F1? The seat of the American team is still the object of all desires…
Günther Steiner’s latest statements (see our article) suggested that Mick Schumacher had once again become the favorite in the race for his own succession.
The decision could be imminent since Haas has summoned the press to Austin: to announce its line-up for next year and / or a new American sponsor?
It is in this context that the former favourite, the experienced driver Nico Hülkenberg, wanted to remember the good memories of Günther Steiner.
The German reiterated his interest in the post of first driver – after having been the 3rd driver this year for Aston Martin F1… because he misses the competition! And besides, he is preparing for it, since he claims to have resumed very high-level training.
« It’s clear that if you’re not the main driver, you don’t have the pressure of the result or the pressure of the media: it’s a bit more relaxing, of course, but there are times when the competition , the presence on the grid, the adrenaline of Formula 1 racing. »
“But who knows, maybe there is an opportunity for 2023 or the future, so I recently increased the intensity of my training again. »
“During this period as the third driver, I didn’t train as intensely as before or at the beginning of my career, also because you only come into play in emergency situations to replace someone. »
Still, Nico Hulkenberg also confides that he does not live around F1, and that his calmer existence also suits him. A way for him also to signify that after all, to be or not to be in F1 is not an existential question for him.
“I travel less now, because I don’t do all the shopping like before. I don’t go to all the Grands Prix, but only to those that are also important from a commercial point of view, where there are appointments with sponsors. »
And coincidence or not, Nico Hulkenberg will also be present at the next United States Grand Prix… enough to keep the suspense going!
“I’m also going to Austin, which is always a big event. »
Presence in Austin, resumption of high-intensity training: Nico Hulkenberg puts a coin in the machine of uncertainties at Haas. The Haas seat should thus be decided in the coming days, between him, Mick Schumacher and Antonio Giovinazzi.
