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Nico Hulkenberg has unveiled the special helmet he is to use to celebrate his 250th grand prix start this weekend in Abu Dhabi.

Hulkenberg is to become the 13th driver to make 250 grand prix starts this weekend celebrating Stake's final race before it becomes Audi.

The German is in his 15th season of grand prix, having debuted in 2010, and has actually entered 253 races, but suffered four non-starts.

These have been the 2013 Australian, 2015 Belgian, 2020 British, and 2025 Italian Grands Prix.

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