Hulkenberg: We have ‘extra motivation’
Nico Hulkenberg has said that the Renault Sport F1 team has "extra motivation" to perform well at their home grand prix next weekend.
Nico Hulkenberg has said that the Renault Sport F1 team has "extra motivation" to perform well at their home grand prix next weekend.
Nico Hulkenberg concedes Friday's practice in Montreal was "more difficult" for Renault than it needed to be as both drivers had issues.
Nico Hulkenberg has said "there is no place" like Monaco and that a "unique" weekend is in store.
Nico Hulkenberg wasn't impressed with Romain Grosjean's driving at the start of the Spanish GP as the Haas driver took out the German and Pierre Gasly.
Nico Hulkenberg says Renault were aware of the fuel pressure problem that ruined his qualifying during final practice but thought they had resolved it.
Renault says Nico Hulkenberg will be forgiven for throwing away a points-finish in Baku, but only if that remains his one mistake for this season.
Nico Hulkenberg's run of six consecutive P7 starts from the grid is set to end in Baku after he picked up a five-place grid penalty.
Nico Hulkenberg has declared himself "happy" with his start to the season but warned it is too early to be considered a success.
Despite bagging points in the opening two races of this season, Nico Hulkenberg says Renault head to China with "things to work on."
Despite a double points haul in Melbourne, Nico Hulkenberg believes Renault are even further behind F1's leading trio than they were last season.
Haas and McLaren have both their drivers in the top 10 after FP2, but it's the American outfit that everyone is talking about.
Nico Hulkenberg says Renault are "pumped" ahead of the new season after a reliable pre-season meant they were able to amass laps and data.
Nico Hulkenberg has "positive" first impressions of the Renault R.S.18 after a mammoth morning stint in the new car on the first day of testing.
Nico Hulkenberg reckons if Renault can halve the gap to F1's leading trio, they will have a good shot at fourth place in this year's championship.
Ahead of the unveiling of their RS18, Nico Hulkenberg acknowledges that Renault still need "two-three years" to get to the level of Mercedes and Red Bull.
Nico Hulkenberg concedes he has had to become a "fair loser" having claimed the unenviable record of the most grand prix starts without a podium.
Renault's chassis technical director, Nick Chester, has underlined the importance of Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz as the team looks to continue their development.
Renault will lift the covers off their RS18 on February 20, the same day as Sauber's launch.
Force India are incensed over Nico Hulkenberg's lack of penalty, at least as they see it, in Abu Dhabi, saying he was "rewarded" for passing Sergio Perez off the track.
Nico Hulkenberg believes his five-second penalty was a just punishment for passing Sergio Perez off the track in Abu Dhabi.
Force India's chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer was incensed with the five-second penalty given to Nico Hulkenberg, saying it "makes a mockery of the sport".
Sergio Perez has said Nico Hulkenberg "should have given the position back" after an illegal overtake was punished by just a five-second penalty.
Nico Hulkenberg is hoping to finish Sunday's Abu Dhabi GP where he starts it, P7, as that would give Renault a good chance of finishing sixth in the Constructors' Championship.
Next season Formula 1 will introduce the Halo with Nico Hulkenberg worried that it will disadvante the sport's heavier drivers.
Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed claimed that Renault will run an all-new car in 2018, saying it will instead be a progression of this year's RS17.
Although Nico Hulkenberg has special memories of the Interlagos circuit, it is not a favourite with his new team-mate Carlos Sainz.
Formula 1 fans were again robbed by the stewards while Lewis Hamilton took a leap towards number four.
Renault debutant Carlos Sainz is "ready to hit the ground running" in Austin, while team-mate Nico Hulkenberg is looking forward to working with him.
Although Nico Hulkenberg doesn't know much about Carlos Sainz, he acknowledges that his new Renault team-mate is "certainly fast."