Nico Hulkenberg getting ‘strongly considered’ by Haas for 2023 F1 season
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Niko Hulkenberg the current Aston Martin reserve driver has recently popped up on the Haas F1 team’s list as a potential candidate to drive for them during the 2023 season.
Kevin Magnussen has got one of the seats at Haas well under wraps and all the fuss at the moment is going on regarding the second seat on the team.
Mick Schumacher’s contract is up at the end of the 2022 season and Guenther Steiner and Co. are still undecided whether they want to continue with the young german or not.
Haas is currently active in the driver market and F1 Journalist Lawrence Baretto feels that the American outfit has identified Nico Hulkenberg as a suitable option for 2023.
Hulkenberg has got tons of experience when it comes to F1 as the 35-year-old has previously done his trade with teams like Renault, Force India, and Sauber.
The German has been a stalwart in the midfield and while he does not come across as a statement signing, he has during his time proved his ability to get the maximum out of a midfield running car.
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Nico Hulkenberg is going to have to patiently wait as Guenther Haas will make its final decision later in the season
Guenther Steiner’s Haas has been linked with quite a few drivers in recent times and the team’s decision to wait for some more times gives an indication that they want to see how their current driver Mick Schumacher is going to perform in the remaining nine races of the season.
Mick Schumacher after 13 rounds, has managed to amass only 12 points compared to Magnussen’s 22, and his F1 future is really handing by a thread.
However, from the upcoming Belgium Grand Prix onward, Mick is also going to get the update on his VF-22 that his teammate was allowed to run in Hungary.
Given all the shenanigans that are taking place around his seat, the 23-year-old is going to be extremely eager to deliver in the remaining nine races of the season.
Haas has indicated that their decision is not going to be based on what Ferrari does regarding Schumacher and considering that Antonio Giovinazzi is also in contention for the Haas seat, it is going to be fascinating to see who eventually is going to end up in the seat for 2023.
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