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Gutierrez shrugs off Racing Point snub

Esteban Gutierrez has sent Nico Hulkenberg a message of support after being pipped by the German to Sergio Perez’s race seat at the British Grand Prix. Perez’s positive test for COVID-19 had his Racing Point team scrambling around for a last-minute stand-in. With Stoffel Vandoorne ruled out by a Formula E commitment, it looked to have come down to a straight fight between former Sauber team-mates Hulkenberg and Gutierrez. In the end, Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer opted for the more recent experience of the German, with Hulkenberg having raced through to the end of last season with Renault whereas Gutierrez has not been on the F1 grid since 2016. But despite the snub,...
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