Nico Hülkenberg (13th): What he now needs from his Audi to score World Championship points

Gabriel Bortoleto in 12th place, Nico Hülkenberg in 13th – that’s how the first day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix ended. The result shows that there is still room for improvement for Audi.

Sixteen years ago, 39-year-old Hülkenberg scored his first World Championship point at the Sepang International Circuit, finishing tenth in the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix in a Williams.

The driver, who has now competed in 264 Grand Prix races, should be able to finish around 10th on 4 October, but for that to happen, Audi needs to go even faster.

Hülki says: “We’ve worked through our programme at a steady pace and gathered a lot of information. But there are still a few areas we need to understand a bit better if we’re to score points on Sunday.”

“Now we’ll go through all the data and see how we can improve the car’s balance and find a bit more grip.”

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