Sergio Perez has singled out Nico Hulkenberg as the strongest teammate he has had during his four years in Formula One.
The Mexican partnered Kobayashi at Sauber for two seasons and went up against 2009 world champion Jenson Button at McLaren. Despite this, Perez believes Hulkenberg is the most complete despite the German not finishing on the podium during his Formula One career.
“Nico is the strongest teammate I’ve had in Formula One,” Perez is quoted by Speed Week. “He is an almost totally complete driver.”
On average, Perez has qualified eight tenths behind Hulkenberg and has forty points fewer points than the German.
It is expected both Perez and Hulkenberg will be retained by Force India for 2015.
“I hope things will be clearer in the next couple of months,” Perez was quoted by the Indian news agency PTI at the last race in Budapest.
Team owner Vijay Mallya is pleased with the performance of both drivers and has suggested that he has options to retain them for 2015.
”Looking at each of them individually I have to say that their driving style is different, but both of them are very competitive and talented.”
