Carlos Sainz praises Nico Hulkenberg for helping him become a better driver!

Carlos Sainz has credited Nico Hulkenberg for making him a better driver during their time at Renault together. The pair were teammates during the latter part of 2017 and the whole of 2018, with the German coming out on top, 69 points to 53.

Since Sainz left Renault for McLaren, the pair's fortunes have been almost opposite, with Sainz finding new life at his new team, but Hulkenberg's F1 career looks to be coming to a close.

However, Sainz's future is at McLaren for now and he hasn't forgotten the contricution Hulkenberg made to his career.

The Spaniard told Autosport: "The year next to Nico helped me quite a lot to learn things from an experienced driver.