"Incomprehensible" that Nico Hulkenberg won't be in F1 next season

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12:42, 11 Nov 2019

It looks more and more likely that Nico Hulkenberg will not be in Formula 1 in 2020 and former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has admitted it is "incomprehensible" that the German will miss out next season.

Hulkenberg has lost his seat at Renault for next season to Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman was announced earlier this year to partner Daniel Ricciardo in the season before the regulation changes.

Having been linked with seats across the grid, from Red Bull to Williams it looks as if Hulkenberg will miss out next season something Marc Surer is struggling to get his head around.

"It is really incomprehensible to me that a driver with such qualities does not just have a cockpit for 2020," Surer told Motorsport-Total.

"He would be the perfect driver to put alongside Max Verstappen in the Red Bull for example.

"He would have been the perfect man in those different places, but on the other hand, it is also the best reserve driver you could wish for. Hopefully, there will be another chance for him, but it remains to be seen."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

"Incomprehensible" that Nico Hulkenberg won't be in F1 next season

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