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Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer called Hülkenberg at 11am yesterday to say they would need him because he couldn’t start the time trial due to Lance Stroll’s discomfort.
The German driver immediately hit the track and had 4 laps in the time trial to get used to the car he was already sitting in this year, but he has changed a lot since then.
Hülkenberg was just 4 tenths of a second ahead of his home crowd to advance to Q2, but he soon got used to the car in the race. and reached the eighth place, showing great overtaking, earning valuable points for the team.
“I have to hold on and get in order for the last 24 hours, everything was so fast, I didn’t have time to think about anything, I just had to act,” Hülkenberg said after the race.
“I tried to make a clean start and the race was a it was a big learning curve for me. I had to get used to the car, I had to find my grip, and then it got better and better. I was busy getting more and more of myself, out of the carand manipulate the tires in the first stage. That was key to the strong second phase. ”
“The evolution of the competition played in our hands, some fell, which helped us. I am very happy to have managed to score points for the teamThe German continued.
Hülkenberg said he had to get used to the car again after the British Grand Prix, because somehow the Racing Point race car has changed a lot since then.
“It’s a different track, it’s a completely different feeling to drive a car, the steering has changed a lot, it takes some getting used to and this cannot be done on the timer for four lapsSaid the German.
