Nico Hulkenberg denies false start penalty at Hungarian GP

Nico Hulkenberg, the experienced German Sauber driver, showed large disappointment aft receiving a five-second punishment for an alleged mendacious commencement during the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, the large operator claims that helium did not marque immoderate mistake.

Sauber's typical finished the contention successful 13th position, and instantly aft the contention helium spoke to Sky Sports F1 Germany and stated: 

"I person to look astatine it. From my perspective, I didn't bash thing wrong, I didn't commencement excessively early. Today I was a small precocious successful putting into archetypal gear, and erstwhile you bash that, the car makes a small jerk."

Hulkenberg thinks it is imaginable that the car moved somewhat erstwhile engaging the clutch, which whitethorn person caused the sensors to activate and the resulting penalty. 

According to the FIA rules, immoderate question of the car "after the airy is connected and earlier the reddish lights spell retired and the commencement awesome is given" is considered a mendacious start. In this case, that tiny twitch could beryllium the crushed wherefore helium was punished.

Tough play for Sauber driver

The punishment made an already challenging play adjacent much hard for the German, who finished qualifying successful 19th spot owed to problems with the rear of the car. Unlike him, his younger teammate, debutant Gabriel Bortoleto, achieved an fantabulous result, finishing successful sixth place.

"It's not thing that decided the contention oregon changed the world, but it fits into this full pugnacious weekend," commented the 36-year-old, describing the contention arsenic "long, hard and hard work".

Although determination volition beryllium a three-week summertime break, Hulkenberg admitted that helium would similar to resume racing immediately: 

"We precocious had a two-week interruption and it would beryllium perfectly good for maine to resume immediately. Especially aft a play similar this — it would beryllium bully to get backmost successful the car arsenic soon arsenic possible."

However, helium is alert of the world and intends to marque the astir of the break, with the anticipation that the adjacent show successful Zandvoort successful the Netherlands volition beryllium much successful.