From GMM
Force India Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg has played down his reported deliberations over a full-time future at Le Mans. Between Bahrain and Barcelona, the German made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut, driving a Porsche 919 prototype at Spa-Francorchamps, ahead of his high-profile Le Mans bow next month. Reports after Spa suggested Hulkenberg is now considering a permanent switch to the increasingly popular world of sports cars, particularly as his F1 career has stalled for now. Until its much-needed 'B car', Hulkenberg admits, Force India will struggle. "In Barcelona you need downforce," he said, "and that is what we lack. The hard tires are also not good for us, and unlike the other teams we have not improved the car." Many are therefore wondering if it would not make more sense for Hulkenberg to follow Mark Webber's lead and switch permanently to Porsche.
Given his recent experience at Spa, Hulkenberg was asked whether he likes F1 or prototype racing better now. "That's like comparing apples and oranges," he told Speed Week. "I'm not one of these great critics of formula one. For me, it's two different things. "Both are racing, they're both on a track, but they cannot be compared," Hulkenberg, 27, insisted.
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