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Hülkenberg Sure Force India Will Improve

German Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg experienced quite a number of ups and downs since he returned to Formula 1, driving for the Silverstone-based team. Hülkenberg, who lost his Williams in 2010, lies 16th in the driver standings, but is sure that the squad will improve.

Statistically the Vijay Mallya-run operation is having its best ever season, even though the team languishes eighth in the Championship after targeting a top five placing at the start of this year's campaign. This is due to the improvements of Williams and Sauber.

Speaking to the official F1 website, the German said: “Although we improved our car, we have to be realistic. Pace-wise we are still behind Sauber, Williams and all of the front-runners. This means that we have the chance to beat Williams, Sauber or Mercedes when our weekend goes completely smoothly and they struggle. In qualifying this happens more often, but in the race they have 50, 60 or 70 laps to get their faster cars in front of ours, so our race pace actually shows us where we really are.”

Hülkenberg, who has an impressive early career before coming to Formula 1, remains positive about an uplift.

When asked if a recovery is possible with nine races remaining, he replied: “Of course. We already showed last year that our development speed is very competitive and I do not see a reason why we shouldn't be able to repeat that again. We're only seven points shy of Williams and I think we can catch them. I don't know whether it’s possible to catch Sauber, it will be difficult, but the whole team will try their very best, that´s for sure.”



2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Lando NorrisMcLaren77
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren74
3Max VerstappenRed Bull69
4George RussellMercedes63
5Charles LeclercFerrari32
6Andrea AntonelliMercedes30
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari25
8Alexander AlbonWilliams18
9Esteban OconHaas14
10Lance StrollAston Martin10
11Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber6
12Oliver BearmanHaas6
13Pierre GaslyAlpine6
14Yuki TsunodaRed Bull5
15Isack HadjarRacing Bulls4
16Carlos SainzWilliams1
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
18Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber0
19Jack DoohanAlpine0
20Liam LawsonRacing Bulls0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team151
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 3
2Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Oracle Red Bull Racing71
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Scuderia Ferrari HP57
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5MoneyGram Haas F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Atlassian Williams Racing19
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo123
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing106
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo97
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4678
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4648
6Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR38
7Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing32
8Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha30
9Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing29
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol26
11Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM24
12Brad BinderRed Bull KTM22
13Enea BastianiniKTM Tech321
14Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing20
15Jack MillerPramac Racing19
16Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha14
17Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol10
18Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech38
19Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing5
20Augusto FernandezPramac Racing3
21Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing2
22Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing1
23Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR0
24Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team220
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 4       GP wins: 4
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing46
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Honda LCR MotoGP38
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda HRC Castrol36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team34
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Aprilia Racing33
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Red Bull KTM Tech329
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing24
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0