Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) in superb form in P8 in Singapore: “A minor miracle”

That was brilliant! Nico Hülkenberg has once again proved at the Singapore Grand Prix just how valuable he is to Audi – a really strong race, 8th place, the best result for Hülki and Audi, just as good as at Zandvoort, and on a par with Gabriel Bortoleto’s P8 at Silverstone and Francorchamps.

Towards the end of the rather uneventful night-time Grand Prix, Hülkenberg drew on all his experience from 266 World Championship races and kept the Englishman George Russell in the Mercedes behind him.

Nico is clearly happy: “I can honestly say – I didn’t put a foot wrong today.” Hülkenberg starts laughing and pokes fun at himself: “For once!”

“I managed to have a clean weekend here in Singapore. Eighth place is a nice reward for the whole team.”

Keeping Russell in the Mercedes behind him is something Hülki describes as “a minor miracle. It took everything I had. With 10 or 15 laps to go, I wasn’t so sure if it would work out. But then I found a better rhythm and was able to make up a bit of ground on Liam Lawson again. That allowed me to get a slipstream from him, which helped me defend my position.”

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