Why Nico Hulkenberg Must Move to Renault from Force India

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Published: October 12, 2016

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Despite his talent behind the wheel, Nico Hulkenberg has spent his entire Formula One career making lateral move after lateral move—from Williams to Force India, to Sauber and back to Force India.

Now it seems the door is open for what looks, on the surface, like yet another move to a midfield team, albeit one that will finish the season some 150 points behind his current team.

And yet, this is a move Hulkenberg needs to make.

Renault are interested in signing the 29-year-old German, according to Autosport's Ian Parkes. Having lost Romain Grosjean at the end of last season, when the French manufacturer bought the team, Renault are eager to bring in another top-flight driver.

Force India sit fourth in the constructors' championship with 134 points, while Renault are down in ninth, with just three top-10 finishes for a total of eight points this year.

But Hulkenberg would not be signing on to drive for this year's Renault team. Rather, he must make his decision based on the two teams' future potential—and, in that case, there is no doubt: Renault are the better option.


While Force India are beating expectations on a shoestring budget, the team owners' ongoing financial and legal problems hang over everyone's heads at the Silverstone factory.

Sahara India chief Subrata Roy is briefly out of jail, according to the Times of India's Dhananjay Mahapatral, while co-owner Vijay Mallya remains in the UK after a failed extradition request from the Indian government, per the Financial Times' Amy Kazmin.



Meanwhile, Renault's decision to double down on the struggling Lotus team (which was previously owned by the French company from 2000 to 2011) signals a new, more stable era for the Enstone-based outfit.

One of the largest car manufacturers in the world, Renault is not in F1 to tour around at the back of the grid. The c...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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