Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg says he is satisfied with a sixth placed finish at the Red Bull Ring.
Hulkenberg qualified a season best fifth however was unable to keep the faster Williams of Valtteri Bottas behind, despite this, the German was content with sixth.
“I’m very satisfied with sixth place today. Going into the race we always knew it would be difficult to keep the Williams of Bottas behind me, so bringing the car home in sixth was probably the maximum we could achieve. I had some good wheel-to-wheel battles with him and we swapped places a few times, but it was hard to match their absolute pace.
Force India are bringing their major upgrade package to the British Grand Prix in two weeks time and Hulkenberg hopes the car makes further progress so they are able to fight with Williams in the upcoming races.
Overall it’s been a great weekend: I found a nice rhythm and I have been very happy with the performance of the car. With Checo in the points as well, it’s been an excellent weekend for us and we can be proud of what we’ve achieved. It’s an important boost ahead of Silverstone where we hope to make another step forward.”
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