Though Renault introduced a new-spec MGU-K for the Chinese Grand Prix, Nico Hulkenberg's retirement is said to be related to the component. read more »
Nico Hulkenberg news
Nico Hulkenberg
| Team | Renault |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Podiums | N/A |
| Points | 511 |
| Grands Prix entered | 178 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 4 (x3) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 19/08/1987 |
| Place of birth | Emmerich am Rhein, Germany |
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Nico Hulkenberg's retirement from Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix was caused by an issue related to Renault's new specification MGU-K read more »
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Renault principal Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg retired from the Chinese Grand Prix after an MGU-K failure. read more »
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Renault confirms Nico Hulkenberg suffered a suspected MGU-K failure as the French manufacturer's reliability woes continue read more »
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Nico Hülkenberg revelled in Renault's first Q3 appearance of the 2019 F1 season, and says that the team is looking good for points in the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
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Nico Hülkenberg finished Free Practice 2 in fifth position in Shanghai for Renault after failing to make the top 10 in Free Practice 1. read more »
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Renault teammates Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg are among the drivers to have rolled back the years to commemorate Formula One's 1000th world championship race this... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg has revealed that all the Renault-powered drivers will have access to a redesigned MGU-K for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
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Nico Hülkenberg says that Renault has shown that it can lead the midfield battle, having lost a double points finish in Bahrain through reliability. read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg says the Renault-powered drivers will use a redesigned MGU-K to solve its ongoing unreliability read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo hasn't had the smoothest of starts to life outside of Red Bull in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with his new Renault team showing little sign of breaking... read more »
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Although Nico Hulkenberg believes Renault have made significant progress with their 2019 engine, he feels the RS19 has "similar problems" to its predecessor. read more »
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Renault has "similar problems" with its 2019 Formula 1 car's characteristics as last year, says its driver Nico Hulkenberg read more »
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After the double retirement in Bahrain, Nico Hülkenberg knows the Renault engine department will be doing all they can to avoid a repeat, so there is no need to hammer them for... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg says the Renault Formula 1 team has nothing to gain by "hammering" its engine department in search of a quick fix after its Bahrain Grand Prix double... read more »
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As one of the main protagonists of Netflix's F1: Drive to Survive series, Nico Hulkenberg has been keen to play down the intensity of his rivalry with grid rival Kevin... read more »
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Nico Hülkenberg was on course for a sixth place finish in Bahrain only to be denied by a late technical issue with his Renault R.S.19. read more »
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Racing towards the points in Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg says his late race retirement was a "brutal moment" that proved anything can happen in racing. read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg says Renault's late double-retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix was "brutal", having been on course to finish best of the rest behind Formula... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg says it was not one but a "couple of issues" that cost him dearly in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Nico Hülkenberg was a big casualty of Q1 on Saturday, especially as he had shown himself to be a contender for a place high inside the top ten during free practice. read more »
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Renault F1 Team driver Nico Hülkenberg is looking ahead to qualifying after storming to fifth in Free Practice 2 read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was left searching for answers after he finished 1.179s down on his Renault team-mate Nico Hulkenberg after FP2 in Bahrain. read more »
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Hulkenberg broke into the top five for Renault in Bahrain on Friday evening, but says the team still has work to do. read more »
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | 437 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 374 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 356 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 292 |
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| 6 | Alpine Renault | 65 |
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