Red Bull must be thinking about bringing in Nico Hulkenberg as the ‘perfect number two’ to Max Verstappen, according to former F1 team manager Peter Windsor.
It proved to be another disappointing qualifying session for Sergio Perez in Canada as he failed to get into Q3.
Hulkenberg meanwhile was the surprise package of the day, making the most of the tricky conditions and qualifying on the front row.
The Haas driver was given a penalty for a red flag infringement, but Windsor believes Hulknenberg is exactly the kind of driver Red Bull would want alongside Verstappen.
Windsor said on his YouTube channel: “You’ve got to think, when they look at the times, do they think: ‘Well, why aren’t we running Nico Hulkenberg in the other car?’
“Talk about the perfect number two to Max Verstappen. He wouldn’t want to say number two, of course. Great job again by Nico.”
