Carlos Sainz reckons that his former Renault team mate Nico Hulkenberg is one of the most talented drivers on the grid and would be winning "straight away" with a top team. Hulkenberg currently holds the unenviable record of starting the most races in F1 without ever achieving a podium finish. And that unwanted statistic may persist for the German driver in 2019 if Renault remains in the shadow of F1's impregnable Mercedes-Ferrari-Red Bull trio. For over a year, Hulkenberg served as Sainz's immediate benchmark, a solid standard against which he could measure his own performance. Ricciardo not underestimating Hulkenberg's 'calibre' despite track record As far as the Spaniard is...
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