F1 news: Nico Hülkeenberg’s Maiden F1 Podium Earn Potting through the Circuit

Niko Holkenburg appeared for the first time in Formula 1 in the 2010 Grand Prix for the year 2010 Lillams, the first race from the 2010 campaign. Since then, he was driving his car to many F1 teams, taking a step away from sport, winning 24 hours from LE MANS, and returned to driving both Haas and now SABER. But more than 238 F1 begins unprecedented on the platform.

To this day.

Although he lined up in the nineteenth place in the British Grand Prix, where Holkenberg started in the 239th race, Hülkeenberg has carved his way across the field, where he mastered all of the difficult circumstances and the network came, to occupy the third place in the first F1 platform. While the 37 -year -old veteran celebrated, praising all parts of the circuit flowed for his first platform.

This praise began even when drivers were working again to Pit Lane in the bosom of slowing down. “Yes, I think I will prohibit that year if I say anything here.

With the start of the media sessions and the teams issued post -race reports, the praise continued to flow from all parts of the circuit.

“Congratulations to Nico on the platform, it is a great achievement for him and his return.”

Lewis Hamilton, who put Holkenburg under pressure in the final stages of the British Grand Prix for this last platform, also praised the veteran driver. “The third place was sometimes within reach, but the credit for Niko on his first platform led a strong race,” Hamilton said in the post -race report.

“Finally, our congratulations to Nico on his first platform. Given his undoubted talent, he deserves it,” Ferrari, Ferrari President, Ferdrik Vaswar.

“First, congratulations to Sauber and Nico – an extraordinary result today and gained in these difficult circumstances,” said James Valeys, director of Williams.

“I am very happy with Nico [Hülkenberg] His veteran colleague, Fernando Alonso, said: “To record his first platform and I hope he will enjoy the celebrations,” said veteran colleague Fernando Alonso.

Drivers and other teams moved to social media with their praise, starting with Max Verstapen:

There was even a gift from Champagne, as a matter of courtesy Mercedes:

Waiting for the driver, in addition to champagne, his teammate Gabriel Portolo was:

For his part, Hülkeenberg began his comments after the race by indicating that he had a “Vei somewhere” platform With Jenson Button Crooopside.

“It has been a long time, right?” “It is a somewhat surreal matter, to be honest. I am not sure of everything, but it is clear that the crazy conditions were mixed conditions. It was a battle of survival for a lot of race. I think we were only on that. The right calls, the right tires, at the right moment. He did not make any mistakes, yes, incredible.”

That continued in FIA press conference.

“So, yes, everything meets together, great comfort, very happy, very positive day,” Holkenburg’s description. “From the lowest huge level yesterday in the past, literally on the network, to this result, it will take a few days to treat everything and take everything. Good news is that we have two weeks now to enjoy it and celebrate it properly during the next week before we go again.”

When asked about the celebrations of the platform – and the ten years it had had since it was the last time, which came in Loman in 2015 – Holkenburg reported that he was still “treating” the celebration.

“I felt satisfied. I still remember how to do this. I used to do it a lot in the beginning things, then I had to wait a little. But this happened quickly, the race, and I am still treating it,” Holkenburg said. “Then a lot of feelings, many people coming to you, a lot of positivity, and a lot of congratulations. At the present time, happy with relief. But as I said, it will drown in more than the next few hours and the next few days, and I think I will feel more enjoyable next week.”

As for what is possible for him and the sauber this season, Hülkeenberg indicated that the team is now in the battle of the midfield, and a “serious competitor” to boot. With his platform, Sober rose to sixth place in F1 facility championship ranking With 41 points, five bulls in the Cash Bulls visa in seventh and 18th behind Williams.

“While we have truly made some good improvements since Barcelona, ​​it is clear that today is my circumstance, and the circumstances have made this race and this result is possible,” said Holkenburg. “But I feel in the battle of the midfield, we have certainly gained some momentum, and we are a serious competitor there. This is where our battle is, but it is always related to maximizing each race, every weekend, and we just try to do a good job.”