Why Steiner has been surprised by 'demanding' Hulkenberg
Guenther Steiner admits that he was surprised by how strongly Nico Hulkenberg performed during the first few races of his Formula 1 comeback.
Hulkenberg made his full-time return to the grid with Haas for the 2023 season after three years on the sidelines, a time in which he made several substitute appearances at Racing Point/Aston Martin for drivers forced to miss races due to COVID-19.
While Steiner expected Hulkenberg to be strong, the team boss had anticipated that it might take some time before this happened.
"For Nico, coming back after three years as a part-time driver, he came back really strong," Steiner told the F1 Nation podcast.
"I expected him to be strong, but I expected that form to come a little bit later, so I was quite surprised myself. In the beginning, he was just strong." Hulkenberg 'demanding in a good way' With Hulkenberg's level of performance in 2023 already impressing Steiner, the Italian hopes tha...