Nico Hulkenberg has joked that his daughter would have fun playing with the trophy of his first-ever Formula 1 podium, which happened to be made from LEGO toy blocks, Afrosport reports. The 37-year-old German was finally on the F1 podium after 239 starts after finishing third at Sunday’s British Grand Prix behind the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. All three drivers’ trophies at...
Nico Hulkenberg was in ecstatic mood after he finished the British Grand Prix on Sunday in third place, bringing to an end his wait to stand on the Formula 1 podium after 239 race starts, Afrosport reports. The 37-year-old German held the record for most grand prix starts without a podium, but it all ended as he benefited from wet conditions at Silverstone to take the...
Nico Hulkenberg finally got his long-awaited Formula 1 podium finish after claiming third place at the British Grand Prix while Lando Norris won his home race for the very first time, Afrosport reports. The race at Silverstone started under wet conditions which prompted a start under the safety car and use of intermediate tyres. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen started on pole position but was overtaken...
The Sauber Formula 1 team have revealed that Jonathan Wheatley will start work as the new team principal on April 1, Afrosport reports. It was announced last August that Wheatley would leave his role as Red Bull sporting director to become team principal of Sauber which would morph into Audi from the 2026 season. This is an earlier date than initially anticipated which was expected to...
Gabriel Bortoleto has secured the remaining seat at Sauber to complete the team's Formula 1 line-up for 2025, Afrosport reports. Bortoleto, who is the reigning Formula 3 champion and current Formula 2 leader, will replace the outgoing Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. The 20-year-old Brazilian will now partner with outgoing Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg ahead of Audi's takeover of the Swiss team in 2026. “This is...
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