Nico Hulkenberg has had a funny old Formula 1 career. The German arrived with much promise in 2010 after clinching the GP2 title and showed glimpses of that talent during an up-and-down rookie campaign by taking pole in Brazil for Williams, while scoring points in six of the final 10 grands prix of the year.
But he was without a seat for 2011 as Williams opted for the sponsorship money of Pastor Maldonado. A year as Force India’s reserve beckoned before being promoted into its full-time line-up for 2012, kickstarting a run of eight consecutive seasons in the championship, before a poor 2019 at Renault saw him get dropped once again.
