Onboard Video Shows Insane Reflexes Of Nico Hulkenberg At Australian GP
The Haas F1 team has shared onboard footage from Nico Hulkenberg avoiding Alex Albon's crash at the Australian Grand Prix.
The scary footage shows the German driver narrowly miss Albon's FW45 as he spins out spraying gravel all over the track. Luckily, Hulkenberg managed to stay out of the drama and was able to continue with the race.
Sharing the footage to social media, Haas wrote:
"Three years out but those reflexes are as good as ever. A race-saving reaction from Nico to avoid Albon’s incident on Sunday."
Fans were quick to shower the driver with praise for the last-minute manoeuvre. One fan commented:
"I still have no idea how he avoided that. This is a guy only in his third race back from a three year break. Incredible!!!!."
Another fan wrote that Hulkenberg should have been on the Renault team in 2020, snubbing Esteban Ocon. They wrote:
"This is what I mean, Renault could have got P3 in the championship with Hulk instead of Ocon in 2020."
Someone else reflected on seeing it live, writing:
"When I saw it live I was impressed by that reaction"
The Australian Grand Prix was full of drama, with Albon being just one of eight retirements, multiple red flags with exciting restarts, and yellow flags.
Hulkenberg has made a return to a permanent seat on the grid after being a reserve driver for Aston Martin for the last three years. Haas announced before Christmas that Hulkenberg was set to replace Mick Schumacher after they parted ways with him. Fans have already been loving the new driver line-up of Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen. Another fan wrote:
"I'm Brazilian and I really support Hassf1team Go Nico and Mag"