Adrian Sutil is a “big asset” for Spyker, according to the Dutch squad’s team principal Colin Kolles.
Despite recently disciplining the German rookie for making too many basic errors, Kolles said 24-year-old Sutil could become formula one sensation Lewis Hamilton’s biggest competition in the future.
“He is a promising young talent for us, but we have to be realistic with where we are at the moment in terms of the car,” Kolles is quoted as saying by the Daily Express.
Hamilton and Sutil were paired together in formula 3 in 2005, leading that series’ champion Hamilton to correctly predict that Spyker’s established driver Christijan Albers would be given a “big wake-up call” by Sutil.
But Kolles admitted: “We need to provide him with a better car to compete against the best teams and drivers. Adrian is a big asset for the future.
“I believe in the future he will be a big rival on the track to Hamilton.”
