Nico Hulkenberg: 8/10
Ignoring his Le Mans victory, Hulkenberg has still had a strong season so far. Force India managed just two days of testing with its new car yet the German still finished seventh in Australia, with the following run of five races without a point highlighting the car’s relative uncompetitiveness. Improvements to the car have seen Hulkenberg deliver the results, with eighth in Canada being followed by an excellent drive to sixth in Austria just a week after winning Le Mans. Seventh at Silverstone continued the strong run and Hulkenberg was set for another big haul of points in Hungary when his front wing failed.
