Hülkenberg satisfied with his progress

Nico Hülkenberg, currently in Jerez for private F1 tests reserved for young drivers, is proud of his career and his progress and does not regret not having joined Ferrari, which approached him, earlier in the season.

Published on 03/12/2009 à 14:54

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Nico Hulkenberg could have joined the Formula 1 earlier than in 2010. This season, after Felipe Massa's accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix and the limping interim of Luca Badoer, Ferrari had approached Nico Hülkenberg, then enjoying great success in the GP2 Series. Finally, the third pilot Williams remained with the Grove team, where he will drive one of the two cars in 2010.

« There was interest and inquiries » from the Scuderia, confirmed Nico Hülkenberg to the SID agency. “ On the one hand, I really wanted to do it but, on the other hand, there would have been two half stories, GP2 and F1. In the end, I was able to concentrate on GP2 and win the title. »

Even if he did not join Ferrari, Nico Hülkenberg will nevertheless arrive in Formula 1, as a starter at Williams. And he doesn't regret anything. “ Now I arrive in F1 with the appropriate preparation. It?s probably better that it didn?t work » with Ferrari, concludes the GP2 Series champion. This Thursday morning in Jerez, the Williams driver set the second fastest time, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull).