‘What’s going on there?’ - Nico Hulkenberg spotted paying Red Bull a visit at F1 Belgian GP
Hulkenberg, who has retu🌱rned to the F1 grid on a full-time basis this year with Haas, was seen heading to Red Bull by Sky presenter Natalie Pinkham, who questioned the nature of the surprise trip.
“It interests me that Nico Hulkenberg ꧒just walked past us to go 😼into Red Bull,” Pinkham said on the F1 Nation podcast. “What’s going on there?”
But F1 Nation guest and respected Dutch journalist Erik van Haren quic🀅kly poured cold water over any suggestion that Hulkenberg could be angling for a move to Red Bull.
“I think he has a very good connection with the Verstappen 🌊camp, and I think Max is here with his private jet and Nico lives in Monaco, maybe that’s the reason he is here,” Van Haren suggested.
“Because he has his bag already wi𝄹th him and he has changed his clothes, so I think that’s the reason but we can check that.”
While he doubted a tie-up in F1, van Haren suggested that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen and Hulkenberg could team up for a future assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans.&n🔴bsp;
“Nicꩲo and Max, they get well along together, I think if they will not be teaꩵm-mates in Formula 1, you don’t have to be surprised if maybe in a few years’ time they are going to 24 Hours of Le Mans together,” he added.
The 35-year-old German has impressed on his F1 comeback with a series of eye-catching displays in qualifying, including a stunning lap 🥃that was good enough for second on the grid in Canada.
Hulkenberg’s standout qualifying performances were noted by Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who suggested that a combination of168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez and Hulkenberg would be the “p💖erfect” teammate for Verstapp❀en.
Perez has struggled♐ to match Verstappen over one lap and recently endured a torrid run of five consecutive races without making a Q3 appearance.
"The two would be the perfe💮ct qualifying and race combination,” Marko tolꦏd Motorsport-Total.
However, Marko seemingly ruled out a driver change f🎃or 2024 as he appeared to confirm that Perez’s seat is safe.
“We have a contract with Perez until the end of 2024," he adꦦded. “He’s second in the world championship. Why would there be a need for action?”
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