Is Nico Hulkenberg’s Height, Weight or Budget Hurting His Formula 1 Career Most?

Nico Hulkenberg has won at every level he has raced, from Formula BMW up to GP2. In Formula 1, though, where the quality of the car matters at least as much as the skill of the driver, the German has yet to find the same success. Despite not having a car that can win races, he has provided several memorable moments in his three-year F1 career. At the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, he qualified his Williams in pole position, the team's first in five seasons. In Korea last season, Hulkenberg held off world champions Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to finish fourth—in the same car, Esteban Gutierrez, had one finish above 11th place all season. So why has Hulkenberg been passed over for top-level drives, while Sergio Perez, Pastor Maldonad...

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