In his final qualifying session for Force India, Nico Hulkenberg has said he was ‘very happy’ with the performance that will see him start seventh for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Despite missing a lot of time in two of the three practice sessions before qualifying, the German maximised his car’s potential and will start ‘best of the rest’ on Sunday.
“I’m very happy and I think seventh place was probably the maximum result for us today,” Hulkenberg said.
“I’m pleased with my laps, especially considering the lack of running I have had this weekend, sitting out FP1 and missing half of final practice.
“Going into qualifying I thought it was going to be quite difficult, but we made good progress with the car during the session and I had the confidence to really push on all of my laps.”
With Force India nearly confirmed in fourth place in the Constructors’ championship, after a great performance at the last race in Brazil, Hulkenberg will want to go out and perform to his maximum for the team.
“Hopefully we can deliver more of the same tomorrow to end the season and my time with Force India in style.
“The cars ahead in the top six may be just out of reach, but we will give it a go and see where we end up,” he added.
