Fellow F1 drivers have lavished praise on Nico Hulkenberg after his victory in the Le Mans 24-hour race at the weekend.
While F1 drivers used to regularly take part in the legendary endurance event, Hulkenberg was the first contemporary driver to participate since 2009.
But Daniel Ricciardo spoke for many of his peers when he expressed the hope that Hulkenberg, who won at the first time of asking in a Porsche 919 alongside Briton Nick Tandy and New Zealand's Earl Bamber, will become a modern-day trailblazer.
"Racing is what we do and fortunately Nico has made us all look good and it all seems possible for us now," said the Red Bull driver. "It would be fun. I watched quite a lot of it…about 18 hours! I’m a fan.”
It’s believed that Fernando Alonso would have driven for Porsche in this year’s event but for the reputed intervention of his McLaren-Honda team.
"I have considered racing in Le Mans in the future. It was very close this year so maybe next year," confirmed the Spaniard.
Lotus’s Pastor Maldonado has also indicated that Le Mans could be part of his future plans.
“Why not?" he said. "Nico was very good, was very consistent at the beginning of the race and talking and understanding the situation. Nico was the last Porsche car at the beginning, that was very clear in terms of pace, but through the night he became a bit quicker.
"But at Le Mans you must not be the quickest, you must be the most consistent – it is a very interesting race and it was amazing the level this year. It is a great, great race.”
In the wake of a soporific Canadian GP, besmirched by a series of radio calls for the drivers to ‘lift and coast’, the impression that Le Mans amounted to a sprint race over a marathon distance was not lost on the drivers either.
"It’s great to watch,” enthused Sebastian Vettel. “Everybody has the impression that in a 24-hour race everyone takes it easy because it is so long and so many things can happen, but it was great to see that the guys were flat out from the first lap for all of the race. As racing drivers, that is what we are after. So it might be something to think about for the future – and massive respect to Nico."
However, one man who didn't follow Hulkenberg's route to victory on TV last weekend was world champion Lewis Hamilton, who revealed he had never actually watched the famous endurance race.
"I didn't watch it. I honestly don't think I've ever seen Le Mans, it's not something I've ever been particularly interested in," Hamilton admitted.
"Naturally, I love cars, but it's not been something I've ever wanted to do. So I don't plan to."
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