Q:
How are you feeling about your new appointment?

Nico Hulkenberg:
I'm pretty excited to be racing for Williams. They're real racers. I've been with the te♒am as a test driver for two yea🍸rs now so I know everyone well. I've also been working in the factory itself this year with stints in composites, the wind tunnel and sub-assembly. I like the people and the atmosphere within the factory is really good. I'm now in a race seat and I'm really looking forward to next year.

Q:
What are your objectives for next season?

NH:
I just want to deliver co🍒nsistently and do a good job for the team. I'd like to have some good races and score point.

Q:
What expectations are there from the team?

NH:
Of course they are e🌄xpecting something otherwise they wouldn't have put me in the car, but I think their expectations are realistic.

Q:
What steps will you take to ensure you hit th♊e ground running in F1?

NH:
I can't ensure anything; all I can do is work hard over the winter. I'll take all of the tests that I get and I will use𒀰 tꦏhe simulator at Grove as much as I can. I'll prepare well with my engineers and then hit the track and go racing and see where we are in Bahrain.

Q:
When will you get your first run in the car?

NH:
I will test the 2010 FW32 when testing starts in February, but I will be doing two of the young d🥃river tests in December at Jerez.

Q:
Ruben🐟s Barrichello will be your team-mate for 2010, your thoughts?

NH:
It's completely positive from my perspective. As a rookie in F1, you couldn't 𒉰ask for a better person to☂ be your team-mate. It's a good combination.

Q:
Do ༺you think you🎶 can get the measure of Rubens next year?

NH:
It's difficult to judge at this stage. As there is a limited amount of testing before the season starts, it will be difficult to get much track time in to prepare, but I hope to be on his pace from the beginning. From there, I hope I will be able to match his speed an𓆉d results a🗹nd maybe even beat him at some point.

Q:
Is he the kind of team-mate you would prefer?

NH:
I don't really mind. I just want the best team-mate I can get. Someone who is quick, ex𓄧perienced and a good driver, and that's what I see in him.

Q:
Will you go to him for advice?

NH:
I wo🐽uld be stupid not to! I think I can learn a lot from him and his experience, particularly by seeing how he works over a race wee📖kend.

Q:
It's be𒁏en five years since Williams' last victory in F1. From w♍hat you know so far of the new car, do you think the team can turn their fortunes around?

NH:
I certainly hope so. I'm in the factory a lot so I see how hard the guys work, but you never really know how quickly and effectively the other teams' development programmes are going until ♓you get to the track. It's only then that we will be able to tell.

Q:
What are your thoughts on the t𒁃eam running a Cosworth eไngine?

NH:
I think it's look🎀ing positive, but it🤪's the same as the development of the car; you have to wait to judge until you get out onto the circuit with the others.

Q:
How do you feel you've grown as a driver following your year in 🎉GP2?

NH:
I think GP2 is a tough series. In your first year, you have to compete against drivers who might have been in the championship for two or three seasons. They already have the experience of pit-stops and the circuits. That is difficult to compete against and we definitely found the opening races hard work. After a few races, though, we quickly settled into a good rhythm and started to work well together as a team which helped. That was🌠 all a good learning process for me.

Q:
Do you think there is more pressure on you because 🐭Willi Weber is your manager because he managed Michael Schumacher in F1?

NH:
No, not at all. There's no pressure from Willi. I have a great relationship with him and he's always supported me, both on and off the track. W🧜e work very well together and I hope it stays that way.

Q:
Hoꦜw do you feel about racing against the generation of𝓀 young German drivers?

NH:
Six Germans is a lot,🌸 but there are quite a few Brazilians now as well. For me, though, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where someone is 🦂from when I'm racing against them.

Q:
Does the success of Brawn as an independent team give you hope that🔯 Williams will be able to take on the might of McLaren and Ferrari?

NH:
The hope is always there. Independent of what Brawn does, however, I know that Wil💃liams can be successful.