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Pierre Gasly's absorption to Nico Hulkenberg's archetypal F1 podium has emerged successful an unheard squad vigor connection from the British Grand Prix.
Hulkenburg finished third astatine Silverstone successful an action-packed race to spray champagne for the archetypal clip successful his agelong Formula 1 career.
The German holds the grounds for the astir fig of starts - 239 - earlier achieving a podium, finishing down the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who Hulkenberg shared an speech with during his inaugural travel to the cooldown room.
Norris won his location contention for the archetypal clip to adjacent the spread connected Drivers' Championship person and teammate Piastri to conscionable 8 points astatine the halfway constituent of the season.
Nico Hulkenberg celebrates finishing 3rd astatine the British Grand Prix. (Image: Getty)
The third-placed decorativeness has seen Hulkenburg determination up to ninth successful the standings, portion the 37-year-old's Sauber squad present sits sixth successful the Constructors' Championship aft his 15 points saw the Swiss-based broadside leap up 3 positions.
Hulkenburg said: "It's been an affectional rollercoaster this weekend, being virtually past [on Saturday], truthful a beauteous atrocious time to 1 of the champion days of my vocation - it's evidently a batch to instrumentality in.
"That contention was intense, with each the changes of conditions, it was sketchy. A high-speed way with changeable conditions is ne'er easy.
"While I'm blessed and relived, I'm mostly tired, and looking guardant to getting home, to beryllium honest."
During a agelong F1 career, the German has driven for aggregate teams including Williams, Renault, 2 spells astatine Force India, and been a reserve operator who has had appearances for Racing Point and Aston Martin.
Plenty of drivers expressed their happiness for Hulkenburg aft helium had yet achieved a podium aft specified a agelong time, including his Sauber team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto who had retired from the contention astatine Silverstone.
Nico Hulkenburg finished 3rd astatine the British Grand Prix. (Image: Getty)
Speaking implicit squad radio, the rookie said: "Man, you don't cognize however blessed I americium for you. You are a legend. Absolutely insane what you did today."
And Bortoleto was not unsocial successful expressing however blessed helium was for Hulkenburg, arsenic Alpine operator Gasly - who has 5 podiums and a contention triumph to his sanction - reacted implicit squad vigor aft learning the news.
He said: "No way! That's nice. Congrats to Nico. Been a agelong clip coming truthful bully for him."
Williams operator Alex Albon - who has stood connected the podium connected 2 occasions - besides offered his congratulations to Hulkenburg implicit squad radio.
He said: "Is Nico third? Congrats to Nico, what a legend! It's his archetypal podium isn't it?"
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