Hulk ‘keen’ but not ‘desperate’ for F1 comeback

While Nico Hulkenberg would like a return to Formula 1 beyond his two sub appearances, he does not consider it essential.

With 181 race starts under his belt, Hulkenberg is a very experienced Formula 1 driver although he has not held a full-time seat in the series since 2019.

However, due to the Covid pandemic, several opportunities have come his way to return over the years since.

In 2020, he contested the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone and the Eifel Grand Prix for Racing Point, while he was also called up by the team now known as Aston Martin to contest the first two rounds of 2022 in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as the replacement for Sebastian Vettel.

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Hulkenberg serves as the reserve and development driver for Aston Martin, but would he fancy another crack at being on the Formula 1 grid?

He definitely would, but it is not something he is desperate for.

The Saudi GP could have been Nico Hülkenberg's last race in F1.

He gave a very good account of himself in Bahrain and Jeddah. A shame that things never materialised for him.

— F24 (@Formula24hrs) March 29, 2022

“Of course I miss racing. That’s natural but I’m keen, not desperate,” he said on the subject of an F1 comeback after his P12 finish at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, quoted by GPFans.

“If it’s not to