Hulkenberg is also looking like clearly the fastest Haas driver in 2023, with the pace gap between him and established teammate Kevin Magnussen notably big in Melbourne. Mathias Lauda, the son of the great Niki Lauda, knows Hulkenberg well from their time as pundits at Servus TV. Some think Hulkenberg was pushed out of F1 several years ago because he lacked commitment, but Lauda says that has all changed in 2023. “Last year he was much more leisurely with that and always liked to eat well with us – especially wiener schnitzel,” he laughed. You need a lot of discipline for that, especially with the eating, but he has it.”.

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