Hülkenberg sees opportunities: "It's going to be interesting to see"

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16:52, 01 Aug 2020

This weekend Nico Hülkenberg is filling in for Sergio Perez who tested positive for the coronavirus. The German driver immediately did very well in the Racing Point and just missed out on a Q3.

Satisfied after qualifying

“I feel there was more potential and I didn’t get everything on the table. But with these circumstances, it’s also very hard. I don’t think you can get everything from the car with these circumstances.

"But it was small margins, Q3 was not far away, we played around with some different compounds. It was a bit tricky also with the rhythm. It is what it is for today,” said Hülkenberg to Sky Sports F1.

"I think some of the top 10 runners will also start on the medium. It’s gonna be interesting to see. Every situation I enter in with the car is new. I have to soak everything in and digest it fast.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Hülkenberg sees opportunities: "It's going to be interesting to see"

Satisfied after qualifying

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