{"id":27406,"date":"2007-12-13T20:23:49","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T20:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsinside.com\/en\/f1\/news\/4742-hulkenberg-signs-as-test-driver-williams"},"modified":"2007-12-13T20:23:49","modified_gmt":"2007-12-13T20:23:49","slug":"4742-hulkenberg-signs-as-test-driver-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsinside.com\/en\/f1\/news\/4742-hulkenberg-signs-as-test-driver-williams","title":{"rendered":"H\u00fclkenberg signs as test driver with Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nico H\u00fclkenberg officially became today an F1 driver for Williams. The young German has indeed been a test driver for 2008.<\/p>\n<p>After testing positive with the team in Jerez last week, H\u00fclkenberg, at only 20 years old, is moving up to the premier category of motor sports, also thanks to a third-place finish in the 2007 F3 Euroseries Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The top three drivers of this championship \u2013 Romain Grosjean, S\u00e9bastien Buemi, and Nico H\u00fclkenberg \u2013 have already secured a seat for 2008, either in GP2 or F1.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab The two days of Formula One testing with Williams last week in Jerez were the culmination of a &#8216;dream&#8217; fueled since my first karting race in 1977&#8230; \u00bb Proudly admitted H\u00fclkenberg.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab When I went out on the track with the FW29, everything I hoped for and more came true&#8230; Having convinced the team after my tests and officially becoming their test driver is a wonderful gift for me. It&#8217;s a bit like Christmas coming early&#8230; \u00bb Joked the German.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Michael \u2013 the technical director of Williams &#8211; added: \u00ab Nico [H\u00fclkenberg] has shown great rigor despite the difficulties of our test driver evaluation program. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab We knew he had proven himself in Formula &#8216;junior&#8217; and we needed to try him in an F1&#8230; and obviously, he knows how to be fast everywhere! \u00bb concluded the Briton.<\/p>\n<p>The Williams line-up is thus filled with Nakajima \u2013 former test driver \u2013 and Rosberg as the main driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nico H\u00fclkenberg officially became today an F1 driver for Williams. The young German has indeed been a test driver for 2008. 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