Nico Hülkenberg ready to play leader at Sauber

After his strong end to the season at Force India, where he even led a few laps in Brazil, Nico Hulkenberg will join Sauber in 2013. He will team up with Estéban Gutierrez, a rookie, which will give him the role of leader for the first time in his career. Additional motivation for the German.

Will Nico Hülkenberg be ready to take on the role of number 1 driver at Sauber? “Yes, I feel ready for that”, he declared during an interview on the official website of the Formula 1. ?It?s not extra pressure, it?s something that helps to motivate me even more. But to be honest, I don’t see my role very differently from the one I had this year,” admits the 2 GP2009 champion. “I'm just going to focus on my job and try to get good results”.

To do this, the German will have to maintain the pace displayed in the second part of the season this year, more convincing than the first. “I hope I can start next season at the level I finished 2012 at, and it was promising. I'm changing teams so there will be a phase where we will have to ?get to know each other? but I am confident and it will happen smoothly. »