Hülkenberg: “I will need time”

Vijay Mallya took some time to reveal the identity of his 2012 drivers. But in the end, there were no surprises. Confirmed, Paul di Resta will have a new teammate, Nico Hulkenberg taking the place of Adrian Sutil. Although the announcement took a while to come, the young German admits not to have been too worried. “There had been encouraging signs during the season, he explains on the official website of the Formula 1. I always get good feedback from the team, so I was optimistic about my return in 2012. He (Vijay Mallya. Editor's note) said he believed in my talent and that I deserved a seat. , which is a nice compliment, and clear proof of his confidence”.

After an extremely convincing second half of the season, the Indian team hopes to put its best foot forward from the start of 2011. Nico Hulkenberg shows confidence, even though he knows it is far too early to set any goals. “I did my best to help the engineers with the development of the new car, continues the 2 GP2009 champion. I have already seen the car. But during the winter months, teams are always a little in the dark, since you don't know where your opponents stand. I hope that we will be able to reach a new level in 2012. The entire team, including the new co-owner Subrata Roy Saharan, feels that we are entering a new dimension. Believe me, we all want more. At the start of the coming season, I will need time to regain the level I had at the end of 2010, but with the help of the team, I hope to achieve it fairly quickly?.