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Hulkenberg hails 'promising' first day, but surprised by 2022 Aston
Nico Hulkenberg says he enjoyed a "promising" first day in Bahrain behind the wheel of Aston Martin's AMR22, but admits to being surprised by how different the new-spec car is to F1's previous generation machines. Hulkenberg was called upon at the eleventh hour by Aston Martin following Sebastian Vettel testing positive for Covid. The German driver last raced in F1 – with the Silverstone-based team - in October 2020 at the Eifel Grand Prix and expected beforehand to be dealt a few challenges, including on the physical side. "Physically, for sure, the driving fitness is not there," he said on Friday morning ahead of his first practice session with Aston....
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