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Sauber’s Wheatley: ‘The monkey is off Hulkenberg’s back’
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07/07/2025 at 13:4307/07/2025 at 13:45 Nico Hulkenberg finally erased the longest podium drought in Formula 1 history on Sunday at Silverstone, with a thrilling drive that left Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley full of admiration for the veteran driver’s class, resilience, and racecraft. After starting from the rear of the grid following a difficult qualifying, Hulkenberg delivered a superb recovery drive in a wet-dry British Grand Prix to clinch third place – and with it, his first career podium after 239 races in the sport. Wheatley described the achievement as a defining moment, lifting a significant weight off Hulkenberg’s shoulders, or the...
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