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Hulkenberg eyes Force India seat
Nico Hulkenberg admits that
Force India is the team he is
most likely to land a race-seat
with.
Having been let go by Williams,
Hulkneberg is on the lookout for
a new drive, and the young
German spoke earlier in the
week of his strong belief that he
would be successful in his quest.
The 23-year-old now reveals that
he is in talks with Force India
about a contract, and hopes to
have resolved the situation in the
coming weeks.
"Right now as we talk I am not
sure. I hope, and we are working
very hard, to get a deal done
but it is no secret that there are
not many good race seats left,"
he told the official Formula One
website.
"The hope is still there and I am
not giving up. I hope I can give
you a positive answer very soon.
Hopefully before Christmas.
"Force India is our best shot, but
it is also no secret that quite a
few drivers are trying to land a
seat there. We are talking to
them and let's wait and see what
develops."
Hulkenberg largely impressed
during his debut season, with the
highlight undoubtedly a pole
position in Brazil, a feat he
admits he had hoped would
secure his place at Williams.
"Of course [I hoped it would be
enough]. This Brazilian pole
position was something that
Williams had not tasted in years,
but then again, one lap does not
change the course of history," he
explained.
"There had been signs before
that there was something
brewing, because the team
repeatedly delayed contract
talks, putting it off to 'manana',
so I was forewarned that
something was going on.
Nevertheless I would have liked
to stay with them."
Hulkenberg's replacement at
Williams, Pastor Maldonado, has
secured the backing of a handful
of sponsors, including the
Venezuelan government, and
Hulkenberg concedes that it is
becoming near impossible to
make it in F1 on talent alone.
"It has become much, much
harder to open doors if your
application does not come with a
serious sponsor package and you
really only rely on your talent as
the sole 'sales argument'," he
said.
"This is quite frustrating and
somewhat sad - especially if you
can show you have had a good
season as a reference."
Asked where he would look next
if a deal was not made with
Force India, the 2009 GP series
winner was defiant in his answer:
"I don't want to think about a
Plan B. My focus is 100 percent
on finding a good race seat for
2011. That is where all my efforts
are going right now."
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