Has Hulkenberg Made a Genius Move?

So it finally happened, Hulk has completed a mega move to Sauber, soon to become Audi, and shown us some serious long term thinking! Is this the most pure logic move Hulkenberg has made in F1 - Lets find out!
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[@thegridgab]

Are you happy to see Hulk make the move or would you prefer him to stay at Haas?

[@lewis8552]

Hulk has been great. The fact he's come back from 3 years on the sidelines and managed to get himself an Audi seat is a testament to his ability. I just hope Audi can deliver him a good car so he can showcase his ability up he front of the grid.

[@thegridgab]

It would be a great way to top off his career. Imagine him even getting that elusive podium!

[@laurierastogi3512]

I don’t think Hulkenberg’s pace has ever been doubted. A mixture of being at the wrong place at the wrong time or not maximising his opportunities has almost summed up his career. But someone made a good point, how many opportunities has he had in his career to get a big result (i.e a podium)? Not many. Hulkenberg is an upgrade on Zhou and Bottas. Bottas can occasionally have pretty good speed, but the key word in that sentence is occasionally. Hulkenberg delivers conistently. Audi have seen what Hulkenberg can do and how he has performed recently. Having a safe pair of hands will do them a lot of good.

[@thegridgab]

Agreed, He'll do well for Audi I think

[@Fiasco3]

I'm happy for Hulkenberg's comeback he has earnt it. It's definitely a loss for HAAS but I want to see what he can do at Audi if they deliver him a good car.

[@thegridgab]

Yeah I'm keen to see him in the right car too

[@Stormbura]

Hulkenberg to Audi makes sense for both of them. I think there's always been a question mark about Haas if they actually take F1 seriously. The second driver for Sauber/Audi should probably be a return of Mick Schumacher. Then they have two German drivers and can test Mick's performance vs. Hulkenberg. They only need a short-term solution anyway, until they've become strong enough as a team to get Sainz to join. My vote is for Hulkenberg/Schumacher duo at Audi.

[@thegridgab]

An all German driver line up for Audi would be interesting. Might be what F1 in Germany needs

[@gonpala]

The Hulk was once one of those champions of the future

[@andrewbarton5590]

Unfortunately Hulkenberg has always been up against it. Height being and issue and no financial backers. I would rate him amazingly high never got the break he deserved and outperforms all his team mates. Then there's Stroll.

[@aoife1122]

Did you just hint at Huelknberg "running from Bearman"? Seriously? 🤣 Nothing wrong with a bit of the aul' Brit bias, but why on earth is everyone seeing Bearman in a Haas F1 car next season? On his debut he brought home the 2nd fastest car on the grid in P7, respectable at best. In Formula 2 he was soundly beaten by his then teammate Vesti, this season he only scored 1/6th of his teammate Antonelli's point tally (I know he has withdrawn from the race in Jeddah, but still...). And last weekend he wrecked his car in quite spectacular fashion, surely "endearing" him to Gene Haas who had his fair share of rookie drivers wrecking his expensive machinery. Unlike with Alfa Romeo, Ferrari has no say in the driver lineup at Haas F1. And as you rightly pointed out, Haas is a team relying big time on pay drivers. If Gene loves anything better than Ferrari power then it's hard cash. So, unless Bearman can bring big $$$ to the table (or a massive discount on the Ferrari engines) that seat will go to someone who can... Joe Gung-Ho maybe?