F1 VETERAN HULKENBERG LINKED TO HAAS DRIVE IN 2023
German driver Nico Hulkneberg has been linked to a full-time return to the top flight in 2023 with the Haas F1 team.
The 35-year-old, the Le Mans winner in 2015, has contested 181 grands prix and his maiden season was with Williams in 2010. He is one of the drivers under consideration to replace Mick Schumacher, who is not expected to be retained.
Antonio Giovinazzi, who took part in free practice for Haas at Monza and will also handle the car at the US Grand Prix later this season, is also on the list of candidates to replace Schumacher, and he is known to be a favourite of engine supplier Ferrari.
At the recent Italian Grand Prix, team boss Gunther Steiner told Autosport: “Everybody with a superlicence is on the list. I think [Hulkenberg]’s a candidate like all the other ones, because he’s got a superlicence, he has done F1, he has experience.
“I mean, there is nobody who is racing now that you could get if you wanted to change. We just have to see what is the best decision.”