At one time, when Kevin Magnussen moved from Renault to Haas F1, and Nico Hulkenberg took his place in the factory team of the French concern, an ambiguous relationship developed between the two drivers, and sometimes even came to a public “exchange of courtesies”. For example, many people remember a very vivid dialogue that took place between them at the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Of course, the verbal skirmish was the result of collisions on the track, following which Hulkenberg called the Dane the driver who has the most unsportsmanlike behavior.
However, now that Niko, with his 181 Grand Prix experience, is considered one of the main candidates for a place in Haas F1, it is possible that the two drivers might be partners, and everyone is certainly curious to see how their cooperation develops.
In an interview with RTL, Günther Steiner, head of the American team, was asked if there was a chance they would sign Hulkenberg.
“A person like Niko has a wealth of experience to share. I think that the fans will like it (if he comes to the team)! the Italian replied. – The question is: what can this or that rider give to our team to make it better? And what risk are we willing to take for this? .. “
According to rumors, Daniel Ricciardo, who will part with McLaren at the end of the year, also claims a place in Haas F1, so Steiner also commented on this version of the development of events: “In the situation in which Daniel finds himself, he must first decide what to do . It makes little sense to persuade him to do something – he must decide on his own.
If he wants, then, of course, he will call. Otherwise, Daniel will probably say that he is going to miss the season, or something like that.
