Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix: The 10 million dollar question

Will Audi finish seventh in the Constructors’ Championship in its first Formula 1 season? The racing team, with a chassis from Switzerland and a power unit from Germany, has closed the gap on Haas to just four points. Roughly speaking, the difference between P7 and P8 in the Constructors’ Championship amounts to ten million dollars in prize money.

Audi’s chances look good: the team with the four rings has shown better form than Haas in recent races, and the two drivers, Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, are raring to go.

Nico Hülkenberg says: “Mexico didn’t go quite as we’d hoped. We’ve got some work to do there, but the great thing about back-to-back races is that you don’t have much time to dwell on it. It’s straight on to the next one, from Mexico to Brazil.”

“Brazil is always one of my favourite races of the year. Interlagos is a track through and through, with a brilliant atmosphere and some very special memories for me. It was here that I secured my only Formula 1 pole position in 2010, and it was here that I led a race with Force India. Interlagos is a short, intense lap and the weather can always play tricks, which keeps things interesting.”

Gabriel Bortoleto says ahead of his home Grand Prix: “It was good to come away from Mexico with a few points, especially after such a challenging weekend with lots of problems in practice and little track time.”

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“Last year was my first experience of racing in front of a home crowd, and the support I received was incredible. I grew up dreaming of experiencing moments like this, and now that it’s all a reality, it means a great deal to me.”

“We know that the battle in the midfield is always very intense. But I’ll give it my all to make it a good weekend for the team.”