20 Mar 2013

Hulkenburg to get new car for Sepang

6:44 pm on 20 March 2013

Nico Hulkenberg will have a new car for Sunday's Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix after a fuel system problem prevented the German from starting last weekend's season-opener in Australia.

Sauber says the car Hulkenberg qualified with in Melbourne had been sent back to the factory in Switzerland for a full examination and he'll start with a new chassis for the second round.

Hulkenberg finished ninth in Malaysia last year with Force India and took the first points of his Formula One career at the track in 2010 when he finished 10th for Williams.