The Haas team made the final decision on the 2023 Formula 1 driver line-up just days before the final race of the 2022 season. Mick Schumacher was dropped by the American Haas F1 driver as team boss Gunther Steiner convinced the team Owners that he is returning to a roster of experienced F1 drivers by recruiting Nico Hulkenberg alongside Kevin Magnussen.
Hulkenberg last drove in F1 full-time in the 2019 season, although he replaced Sebastian Vettel at Racing Point and then to the renamed Aston
Martin Silverstone Team. Marc Surer, a former F1 driver from Switzerland who competed in the sport between 1979 and 1986 and completed 88 Grand Prix races, believes that Haas made the right decision in leaving as Formula1.de lost the “hated “ Mick Schumacher describes.
It appears that the German publication believes Schumacher was not very popular in the Haas F1 team due to his regular crashes and the expense of the team’s spare parts budget. In an interview with Formel1.de from Germany, Surer says about Hulkenberg: a great talent. When it comes to speed, it’s mostly down to business. Hulkenberg is good at all kinds of F1 cars
“He’s not a sensitive driver, but he’s always found his way around a car quickly, whether it’s oversteering or understeering. From that point of view, he is certainly a good driver and was just unlucky. when it came to podiums. Hülkenberg has a dubious Formula 1 record for taking part in most races without a podium finish in 181 races so far. Surer reveals: “I still feel connected to him because I never made it onto the podium.” I also eliminated all
times when I was in the top three. Brazil 2012 was Hulk’s best hope of victory
Nico Hulkenberg came close to his first victory at the 2012 Brazilian GP while driving for Force India. However, a safety car and collision with Lewis Hamilton gave him his maiden F1 win. as always for the success of Formula 1 given his three seasons away from the sport. “That’s the one point where you have to believe that you can still bring something to the team because you don’t have that much time left in your driver’s career,” says Safer. The Swiss
driver compares Hulkenberg to Alonso’s return to F1.
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“When someone is hungry, nothing will stop them. And I assume that Nico Hulkenberg is hungry. In Haas F1’s 2021 lineup, the team recruited two rookies to bolster the team’s finances from their sponsors, but Surer believes in the decision to bring in Hulkenberg alongside Magnussen in the short term. “Because the experience will help the team. This was seen when Magnussen came back, who could follow right away if the car was ok.