F1 | Haas, Hulkenberg only fifteenth: "We need to work on the race pace"

The one of Nico Hulkenberg it was a reverse climb, which saw him go from fifth to fifteenth position. After taking the front row in qualifying - with a consequent penalty that relegated him to the third row - the German had to fight with problems with the VF-23, fast in qualifying, but inconsistent in race pace. The incredible work on Saturday was once again undermined by this technical gap, which the team must necessarily work on.

“It seemed like we were going down a one-way street, but in the opposite direction – admitted Hulkenberg – on the one hand I expected it, but obviously we always hope for the best, to make sure we always make progress compared to the previous weekend. Once again reality confirms that we have a lot of work to do on race pace and consistency, our performances on Sunday are suffering as a result."

The same technical problem also damaged the race Kevin Magnussen, also engaged in a fight with de Vries which saw him protagonist of a long run in the first sector, complete with a reverse to get back on track. He crosses the finish line in seventeenth position.

“We lacked pace compared to our expectations and we struggled again with the tyres, certainly more than the others, so it was tough. I think that on the flying lap we are quite strong, we have demonstrated this several times during the season, but we must try to concentrate these forces for Sunday too."