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BERLIN - Nico Hulkenberg will continue to drive for Audi in the 2027 Formula One season, during which the German will turn 40, reported German Press Agency.
Team principal Mattia Binotto said at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Thursday that the works team would also continue with its young Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto.
Binotto said both drivers had contracts for 2027, "so we knew there would be no change. We thus never announced what it would look like next year because there was no necessity for it.”
Hulkenberg joined F1 in 2010 and Audi, formerly Sauber, in 2025. Bortoleto, 22, joined the team the same year.
Audi is in its first season as a works team after a full takeover of Sauber.
Hulkenberg claimed his first career podium in his 239th race by finishing third at last year’s British GP.
Binotto said the German was very consistent and rarely made mistakes: "He always gets the most out of the car, and scores points whenever possible. He has performed well so far.”
Audi is eighth among 11 teams in this season’s constructors’ standings with 17 points, of which Bortoleto has scored 10 and Hulkenberg seven. - BERNAMA
