McCullough: “Gutierrez can beat Hulkenberg in qualifying”

Although his score in the rankings is currently stuck at zero Clean promotes the rookie's work Gutierrez. Having found himself struggling with a vehicle that is not exactly of a high level, according to the team's management, the Mexican already has the potential to give his more experienced teammate Nico Hulkenberg a hard time.

“Esteban's performances impressed everyone – stated the head of track engineers Tom McCullough– If you look at the statistics it seems that Hulk has another step in qualifying, but this is not the case. The boy works really hard and it must be recognized that at the beginning of the year he found himself with an uncompetitive car that never allowed him to pass Q1. Now that from a technical point of view we have made some progress, he seems to be able to beat his teammate. He is very close to him, so I think he can do it."

Same thought also for the team principal Monisha Kaltenborn: “He had an uphill start to the season also due to the single-seater, but he is going in the right direction. He is very meticulous in his preparation and work on the set-up, but unfortunately all this has not yet been converted into results. Those will come when he has a little more experience”.

Chiara Rainis