Nico Hulkenberg’s manager Werner Heinz says that the German has turned down the chance to drive for Lotus in the last two races.
Hulkenberg had got as far as visiting Enstone.
“We had an offer from Lotus are available and have discussed about it,” Heinz told Bild. “But we decided that Nico will drive the last two races with Sauber.”
Sauber’s late salary payments would presumably have allowed Hulkenberg to break free of his contractual obligations, although it might still have been complicated legally. Nico may also believe that he might be better off staying with what he knows for the last two races rather than jumping into a new car at short notice. It also begs the question of whether or not the deal led into a guaranteed seat for 2014.
Adam Cooper F1 
Driving the Lotus for the last two races could be a lose-lose proposition for the Hulk; if performs poorly Lotus could lose interest in signing him up for 2014; and Sauber may elect not to take him back if he bolts the team now, not to mention permanently screw him over for any uncollected salary this year.
Smart play by the Hulk!
Hmmmm…. late payments, or no payments, I don’t envy Nico’s choices.