Nico Hülkenberg has yet to sign a contract for the upcoming Formula 1 season, following his debut year at the Grove-based Williams outfit. According to his manager Willi Weber, Virgin Racing showed interest in signing the 23-year-old, but the team has since confirmed that Jérôme d'Ambrosio weill be parterning Timo Glock next year.
"It has to be a team from at least the level of Williams though," Weber said in an interview with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "We had an offer from Virgin and we were very happy with it but two German drivers in a team with Timo Glock is too risky."
Weber also revealed that he is unwilling to pay to get Hülkenberg a seat on the grid: "Formula 1 had to be careful the series won't be split in a championship with 14 real drivers and ten rich drivers who pay to race. There is something wrong with teams that only sign up drivers for their budgets.
"I simply refuse to pay for Nico's cockpit. The minute you start paying for your seat you will have to bring money for the rest of his career. He is just too good to start paying for his seat in Formula 1," Weber said.
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