Nico Hulkenberg says he ‘has not misplaced an edge’ as he prepares for F1 comeback with Haas

Nico Hulkenberg returns to everlasting F1 seat in 2023 after changing Mick Schumacher at Haas; German has not pushed full time since leaving Renault in 2019 however has stuffed in for Racing Level and Aston Martin over previous few seasons; Hulkenberg will check with Haas in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday

Nico Hulkenberg will return to a everlasting F1 seat in 2023 after changing Mick Schumacher at Haas

Nico Hulkenberg says he has “not misplaced an edge” as he prepares to make a full-time return to Formulation 1 for the primary time since 2019 after changing Mick Schumacher at Haas for the 2023 season.

The German stuffed in at Racing Level throughout 2020 when Sergio Perez after which Lance Stroll have been unwell and in addition deputised for Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin for the primary two Grands Prix of the 2022 marketing campaign after his countryman examined constructive for Covid-19.

Hulkenberg has now been handed his first everlasting drive since departing Renault on the finish of 2019, with the 35-year-old to associate Kevin Magnussen subsequent time period as Haas intention to enhance on eighth place within the constructors’ championship in 2022.

Talking to Sky Sports activities Information forward of a post-season check in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Hulkenberg stated: “I wish to be one of the best model of myself and it’s at all times thrilling to begin with a brand new workforce and meet everybody for the primary time, get going, get working.

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Try highlights of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Yas Marina Circuit as Max Verstappen completed forward of Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez

“Being third driver is a way more relaxed surroundings. You do not have the efficiency strain however that’s what I wished to come back again to, the competitors, the racing.

“I do not really feel with three years away that I’ve misplaced an edge. If something, I really feel contemporary, reset and hungry once more.

“Some issues I’ll strategy barely in a different way. I had a break and time to replicate on many issues and reassess them. I did quite a lot of good issues prior to now, too.

“We [Magnussen and I] wish to convey the workforce forwards and optimise what we’ve. It’s going to be an extended season, 24 races. Hopefully, there might be a few highlights and we race for good outcomes.”

Kevin Magnussen achieved Haas’ first pole place in Formulation 1 at this 12 months’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix

When requested about 23-year-old Schumacher, who scored 12 factors through the 2022 season, Hulkenberg added: “He’s younger, he is formidable.

“I’m positive that no matter he does subsequent 12 months he may have time to digest and be taught. I’m positive he’ll bounce again. He nonetheless has quite a lot of time forward of him.”

The 2023 Formulation 1 season begins in Bahrain on the weekend of March 4, with the calendar to characteristic a proposed 24 races, up from 22 in 2022.

The French Grand Prix has been dropped however Qatar and China are set to return, whereas the Las Vegas Grand Prix shall be held because the penultimate race of the marketing campaign, forward of the Abu Dhabi finale on November 26.