Why Ferrari would be mad to shun Hulkenberg again
With Nico Hulkenberg's 2020 Formula 1 options narrowing further, it's time the big player that snubbed him for Kimi Raikkonen back in 2014 took another look - because there's plenty of use for Hulkenberg in the Ferrari F1 family in both the short and long term
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Nico Hulkenberg's options to remain in Formula 1 next season are limited. If he is forced out, it would be a premature end to his grand prix career, although cruelly fitting for one that has always promised more than it has delivered.
His former Renault teammate Carlos Sainz put Hulkenberg's prospect of finding a seat in simple but strong terms: "If it was about speed and talent, he should be on the F1 grid until whenever he wants."
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