| Capital: | € 15 million |
|---|---|
| Age: | 32 |
| Born: | Aug 19, 1987 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Formula 1 driver |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Nicolas “Nico” Hülkenberg is a German racing driver who was recently active for Renault in Formula 1. In 2010, The Emmerich, who lived in Monaco, made his debut in the “main class” racing. Although Hülkenberg drove for a team that was rather lower and thus could not reach one victory, he was valued for his expertise and therefore one of the most famous and most popular racing drivers in Germany. He is considered a driver in Formula 1 with the most starts races without being on the podium. After the 2019 season, Hülkenberg did not accept a new contract in Formula 1.
Early life
Nico Hülkenberg was born on August 19, 1987 at Emmerich on the Netherlands border. He gained his first experience in racing at the age of nine as a kart driver. Hülkenberg celebrated his first big success six years later by winning the German Junior Championship in 2002. Finally, one year later when he was 16 years old, he also won the usual German Kart Championship. However, when he turned to the formula series, he had not been considered professional and finished the internship. Nico Hülkenberg became manager Willi Weber, who also manages Schumacher Brothers.
Career
In 2005, Nico Hülkenberg took the cockpit in the BMW German formula and won it in his first season after eight wins. In the final of the next world, he secured a third place. He was fifth in the German Formula 3 Cup in 2006 and won the A1GP series the following year. With third place in the Formula 3 Euro series, Hülkenberg made headlines for the first time in 2007. The following year he won competition with seven wins and also active as testing testers for the Williams F1 racing team. Nico Hülkenberg then also won the title in the GP2 series and thus committed to Formula 1 by Williams.
In the 2010 season, Nico Hülkenberg was the second driver behind Rubens Barrichello. In the 18th race of the season, he landed on the pole for the first time after qualifying. Hülkenberg benefits from changing weather conditions, but cannot defend the first place in a race that follows and ends eight. Finally, Nico Hülkenberg ended the season in the 14th place in the driver classification and turned to the Force India Racing team in 2011.
There he was originally active as a driver and replacement of the driver, as in Williams. Finally, he won here in 2012 as an ordinary driver. This year Nico Hülkenberg can escape from the top field several times, but also must overcome some losses. However, with the eleventh place in the driver’s standings, he achieved an increase compared to his time at Williams. After moving to Sauber, he improved with another place and, with 51 points, collecting 45 points more than his teammate Esteban Gutiérrez. Then Hülkenberg again forced India for two years and once again occupied the place of midfield in the overall ranking after the season. From the 2017 season, Nico Hülkenberg finally started for the Renault Formula 1 team here too, he could repeat his appearance from previous years, but still remained without the podium. After three years in Renault, Nico Hülkenberg initially retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 2019 season.
Career spotlight.
Nico Hülkenberg completed his first race in Formula 1 on March 14, 2010. At the Grand Prix Bahrain, he finally finished 14th. In the third race this season, Hülkenberg won his first point in the driver’s championship. At the Grand Prix in Brazil in 2010, racing drivers also started from pole position for the first time and only for the first time. Nico Hülkenberg also enjoyed success outside Formula 1. In 2015 he began with teammate Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber for Porsche in the 24-hour race at Le Mans and finally reached the whole victory.
Famous quotes
“Direct straight [in Shanghai] You have enough time to pay taxes and drink espresso.”
“In Formula 1 there will never be the same opportunity. This is technical sports and not tennis.”
Amazing facts
Before his professional racing career, Nico Hülkenberg completed an internship as a forwarding agent. His employer is his father of everyone, who owns the company.
Nico Hülkenberg collected his first point in his third race when he was tenth. There is no victory that contributes around 500 points at the World Cup.
Nico Hülkenberg fluent in the Dutch and showed no signs of accents, which was why many fans considered the duties better than the Netherlands Max Verstappen born in Belgium.
In 2019, Nico Hülkenberg took part in the RTL Show “Ninja Warrior”, where fitness courses must be completed. However, Hülkenberg failed and removed in the first round.
