Hülkenberg says anti-stall problem hindered Audi in Austin

Nico Hülkenberg finished 11th for Audi in the United States Grand Prix after an anti-stall problem disrupted his start. The system engaged only after his car had moved a few metres, he said, adding that the episode did not help his race.

Hülkenberg said the delayed intervention was unusual because the system normally engages immediately. Just out of the car after the race, he said he did not know what had happened or why and would need to look into it.

He said Audi had been close to Pierre Gasly and Liam Lawson on pace. The start left him coming from behind, he said, and he could only speculate where he might have ended up with a good start.

It was Hülkenberg’s third 11th-place finish in the last four races. Audi had scored points only once in that stretch: Hülkenberg’s eighth place in Singapore.