F1: Nico Hulkenberg leaves Haas and chooses the Audi project

Nico Hulkenberg will not drive for American Haas next year. The German will move to Sauber, the current team of Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou, before 2025. Sauber will be fully taken over by Audi in 2026, where Hulkenberg will be one of the two drivers.

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With the appointment of Hulkenberg, Audi clearly shows its ambitions for 2026. The brand will fully take over Sauber after 2025 and with the appointment of Hulkenberg, the team wants to use the German’s experience to develop a car for 2026. Hulkenberg already drove for the Sauber team in 2013, where he finished tenth in the championship.

Hulkenberg has been driving in Formula 1 since 2010 and has 211 races to his name. Despite all the competition, the German has never finished on the podium, which is a record. However Hulkenberg is a good driver, which he has proven once again this season. With four points in the World Cup standings, the German scored almost all points for Haas, where he will leave at the end of the season.

Victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche in 2015 is perhaps the most prestigious victory of his career for an F1 driver. Hulkenberg will sign a multi-year contract with Audi.