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Hulkenberg bemoans wrong tyre strategy

dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">   SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, August 23rd, 2014 (F1Plus / Rosie Baillie) - Nico Hulkenberg says poor tyre strategy was to blame for him failing to get through to Q2. The Force India driver qualified 18th for the Belgian Grand Prix, which is his worst qualifying position of the year. Post-qualifying Hulkenberg said he failed to get through to Q2 because they did not change to medium tyres as the track dried out and lap times dropped. “In the beginning of Q1 we were going quite strongly, comfortably and quick,” Hulkenberg said. “But we decided as it was going well not to put on a new set of...
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