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Hulkenberg: Accepting reserve role in F1 'makes little sense'

Nico Hulkenberg was happy to sub for Sergio Perez at Silverstone earlier this month, but the German driver sees no point in accepting a reserve role with a team in the future. Hulkenberg was drafted in at the eleventh hour by Racing Point to fill Perez's vacant seat in the two rounds of racing at Silverstone while the Mexican remained in a COVID-19 quarantine. The Hulk never made it to the grid at the British Grand Prix, sidelined by a mechanical failure, but a P3 performance in qualifying a week later for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix followed by a solid drive to 7th conveniently reminded everyone that the 33-year-old was worthy of a permanent seat in F1. Hulkenberg's return has...
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