First season win: Nico Hülkenberg cheers in Mugello
Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix) celebrated his first victory of the Formula 3 Euroseries season in Mugello (Italy). The 20-year old achieved a superioir start-finish-win.
The German was joined on the podium by Japanese Koudai Tsukakoshi (Manor Motorsport) and rookie driver Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) from France.
Hülkenberg laid the foundation for his victory at the start when he made the best out of his pole position and led the field into the first corner. During the 21 lap race, he had to turn down one attack by his rival Tsukakoshi, during which the two opponents slightly tangled. After that, Hülkenberg safely drove victory home with 21-year old Honda protégé Tsukakoshi second across the line.
After the race a happy Nico Hülkenberg said: “Today, it wasn’t an easy win. Tsukakoshi kept me under pressure all the time so that I didn’t have any chance to relax even once. In this race, I had to remain focussed one hundred percent in order not to make any mistakes. After the problems I had in the season opener at Hockenheim, today’s victory is a great result.”
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