Nico H\u00fclkenberg will make his return to F1 with Sahara Force India in 2012 after spending a season as a test and reserve driver for the Indian team. The German driver was not retained by the Williams team after his debut in 2010 and only found a position as a third driver.<\/p>\n
The Force India\/H\u00fclkenberg partnership was interesting for the German driver as he was able to participate in 14 free practice sessions throughout the season for a total of almost 2000 kilometers according to Autosport<\/i>. Despite this experience, he expects to have a challenging start in 2012 as he will have to learn the Pirelli tires – he had driven with Bridgestone tires during his debut with Williams in 2010.<\/p>\n
\u00ab It will be difficult, but I already went through this process last year with Williams. I don’t know exactly how the Pirelli tires will behave so I will make sure to have all the necessary information to be able to learn quickly, \u00bb H\u00fclkenberg told Autosport<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Even though he will have the team’s 2011 data, he knows that learning will mainly come through track time in his single-seater. He will need to drive to understand the Pirelli tires – the introduction of new rubber in 2012 could be a slight advantage for him since he won’t be the only one needing to adapt.<\/p>\n
\u00ab You have to go on track and race in order to learn about the tires. From a theoretical standpoint, there isn’t much to do. You have to drive and learn. \u00bb<\/p>\n
H\u00fclkenberg will also discover the team, even though he has already worked with many people during the testing sessions. He therefore thinks that his adaptation will be quick.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I know everyone on the team, all the engineers, but I haven’t worked with them as much as I would have as a race driver. I was involved in the briefings and spoke to them during race weekends, so it shouldn’t be too difficult. I am comfortable and happy with the guys on the team, \u00bb added the German driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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