Palmer: "Who knows, it might not be the last we see of him this year"
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- GPblog.com
On Saturday morning Nico Hülkenberg received the message at the very last moment that he had to qualify for the Grand Prix of the Eifel that same afternoon. Jolyon Palmer cannot stress enough how difficult this is and thinks that Hülkenberg has done an impressive job.
"The team must have been surprised by Hulkenberg’s performances so far, because jumping in at the drop of a hat, to compete against 19 of the best drivers who are all so completely dialled in to the minutiae of their Formula 1 cars, is an almost impossible challenge", says Palmer to Formula1.com.
Hülkenberg puts himself in the spotlight
Palmer says that it is not surprising that Hülkenberg qualified as 20th. It is very difficult to find the limit in your first few laps and that was evident from the mistakes the German made. During the race he was able to show what he is worth.
"It was a mature drive that once again puts Hulkenberg in the shop window for a seat in 2021 – and who knows, it might not be the last we see of him this year, given how things have gone so far."