Audi F1 Driver Nico Hulkenberg on His New Team and Keeping a Cool Head
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- The 16-year veteran driver is no stranger to challenging conditions, but he's now looking down the barrel of an underperforming car without enough data.
- Only through Hulkenberg's sheer strength of will and his outlook on life could he manage to find that first podium with a third-place finish at the 2025 British Grand Prix.
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The 16-year veteran driver is no stranger to challenging conditions, but he's now looking down the barrel of an underperforming car without enough data.
Alastair Staley, Audi Formula 1With 16 years of experience in Formula 1, Nico Hulkenberg is no stranger to challenging conditions, but his first year with Audi is proving particularly difficult.Audi is currently contesting its maiden year in F1, and it's lagging behind the competition in perhaps the most important metric: data collection. Still, despite the struggles, Hulkenberg spoke with Car and Driver about his mindset when dealing with changes and struggles.Nico Hulkenberg is the particularly unfortunate bearer of two of Formula 1's least prestigious titles. Despite his undeniable talents as a driver, Hulkenberg holds the record for the most race starts without a win at 253—we're still pulling for him to get that first one—and the most race starts before achieving his first podium at 239. You'd never know it by speaking with him. Only through Hulkenberg's sheer strength of will and his outlook on life could he manage to find that first podium with a third-place finish at the 2025 British Grand Prix.