<p>Nico Hulkenberg will replace fellow German Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023, the U.S. Formula One team announced Thursday.</p>.<p>"Hulkenberg (35), a Formula 1 veteran with 181 career starts and a 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans race winner with Porsche, makes his full-time return to the sport next year," Haas wrote in a statement released ahead of the final race of the season this weekend in Abu Dhabi.</p>.<p>Hulkenberg will partner 30-year-old Dane Kevin Magnussen.</p>.<p>Haas did not specify the length of the contract.</p>.<p>Hulkenberg drove for Williams, Force India, Sauber and Renault. He has not had a regular seat since leaving Renault in 2019 but was a Covid replacement for Racing Point/Aston Martin the last two seasons.</p>.<p>"I'm very happy to move into a full-time race seat with Haas F1 Team in 2023. I feel like I never really left Formula 1," said Hulkenberg.</p>.<p>His best championship finish was seventh in 2018. He holds the record for the most Formula 1 starts, 181, without a podium finish.</p>.<p>"The experience and knowledge base Nico brings to the team is clear to see," aid Haas director Guenther Steiner, praising Hulkenberg's "reputation as being a great qualifier and a solid, reliable racer,"</p>.<p>The move completes the grid for next season's F1 season, provided that American Logan Sargeant, who is expected to join Williams, obtains the Super Licence needed to drive in F1.</p>.<p>Mick Schumacher, son of the legendary Michael Schumacher, loses his seat at Haas after two years in the premier class marked by poor results and too many accidents.</p>.<p>Entering the last round of the season, the 23-year-old German is 16th in the driver standings with 12 points. Magnussen is 13th on 25 points.</p>
<p>Nico Hulkenberg will replace fellow German Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023, the U.S. Formula One team announced Thursday.</p>.<p>"Hulkenberg (35), a Formula 1 veteran with 181 career starts and a 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans race winner with Porsche, makes his full-time return to the sport next year," Haas wrote in a statement released ahead of the final race of the season this weekend in Abu Dhabi.</p>.<p>Hulkenberg will partner 30-year-old Dane Kevin Magnussen.</p>.<p>Haas did not specify the length of the contract.</p>.<p>Hulkenberg drove for Williams, Force India, Sauber and Renault. He has not had a regular seat since leaving Renault in 2019 but was a Covid replacement for Racing Point/Aston Martin the last two seasons.</p>.<p>"I'm very happy to move into a full-time race seat with Haas F1 Team in 2023. I feel like I never really left Formula 1," said Hulkenberg.</p>.<p>His best championship finish was seventh in 2018. He holds the record for the most Formula 1 starts, 181, without a podium finish.</p>.<p>"The experience and knowledge base Nico brings to the team is clear to see," aid Haas director Guenther Steiner, praising Hulkenberg's "reputation as being a great qualifier and a solid, reliable racer,"</p>.<p>The move completes the grid for next season's F1 season, provided that American Logan Sargeant, who is expected to join Williams, obtains the Super Licence needed to drive in F1.</p>.<p>Mick Schumacher, son of the legendary Michael Schumacher, loses his seat at Haas after two years in the premier class marked by poor results and too many accidents.</p>.<p>Entering the last round of the season, the 23-year-old German is 16th in the driver standings with 12 points. Magnussen is 13th on 25 points.</p>