Nico Hülkenberg defeated his curse. In the 239th Formula 1 race of the career, he landed on the podium for the first time. Clean team boss Jonathan Wheatley is enthusiastic.
It was a historical moment. Nobody had been waiting for a place on the podium in the history of Formula 1 than Nico Hülkenberg.
On Sunday in England, however, the veteran of the curse got rid of it, which was liable to him for so long.
Sauber team boss Jonathan Wheatley reports on the emotional moments after the “Hulk” coup.
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“I think he was almost in a state of shock when we saw him under the podium and spoke to him,” said Wheatley after the race: “How should I summarize it? I just try to stay at the moment and enjoy it instead of driving this relentless carousel that leads us to the next and the next race.”
Hülkenberg was a “outstanding race,” said the team leader. “One of the best I saw in Silverstone and one of the best I have ever seen from a driver.” It is crazy that you can now celebrate a panel race.
Hülkenberg would have earned Podium beforehand
“It seems to me that he has [ein Podium-Rennen] should get his whole career long. It seems to be the longest expected podium ever. “
Hülkenberg raced in Silverstone from 19th to third place. It meant the greatest Formula 1 day of his career for the Emmericher.
“It is good that we have a two-week break now,” said in a good mood after his podium premiere at the great price of Great Britain, “you can expand the celebrations a bit and ride this wave longer.”
Thanks to good strategy decisions and a flawless race, he flew into the top 3 from the very back and did not let record world champion Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari ended up.
“I’ve been thinking him for an extraordinary talent for a long time, and I think I always said that to everyone here,” said team boss Wheatley. “It seemed incredible to me that he has never stood on the podium in his career. I think he showed today what he is capable of, and I think it is also a milestone for him – this problem is going on.”