Nico Hülkenberg feels there are numerous positives to take from the beginning of the 2023 FIA Method 1 World Championship season, significantly now that he has scored his first factors of the 12 months after seventh place within the Australian Grand Prix.
After three years away from full-time racing, Hülkenberg returned to Method 1 in 2023 with the MoneyGram Haas F1 Crew and has already proven that he has misplaced none of his tempo or urge for food for the game, and he says he has loved getting built-in inside the staff, a staff he feels are not off course.
“I take numerous positives out of this race and [going] ahead,” Hülkenberg is quoted as saying by Motorsport.com. “I really feel numerous good issues occurring nonetheless. I’m refreshed, I’ve received a very good mindset, a really constructive mindset, I’m feeling hungry.
“I actually take pleasure in working with the staff, exploiting the automotive, experimenting with the automotive, and we’ve received a really good rhythm and momentum, and I feel that’s what we wish to protect and preserve now, and take that into the following couple of races.”
Hülkenberg says Haas’ begin to the season has not been unhealthy, along with his seventh place in Australia coming two weeks after team-mate Kevin Magnussen scored a degree for tenth place in Saudi Arabia.
The German knew that it could be a ‘steep studying curve’ for everybody heading into the season, however two high ten finishes and two Q3 appearances within the opening three rounds is an efficient begin.
“It’s my third race after three years out,” Hülkenberg added. “It’s loopy and attention-grabbing how individuals get so used to it and spoiled so shortly. The primary few races I imply, we’ve been in Q3 two occasions, as soon as I feel eleventh.
“Kevin scored a degree in Jeddah, I used to be within the factors now, so I feel for those who take a step again and have a look at it, I feel it’s not a nasty begin of the season.
“Clearly the start of the season is such a steep studying curve for the staff. But in addition for myself after the time away. So I really feel fairly glad and assured that there’s extra good issues forward of us.
“I felt good from the get-go. I feel the connection between me and the automotive, clearly, we’re nonetheless rising, we’re nonetheless solely in race three. And I really feel prefer it’s getting higher and higher, which is sweet.”
