Hulkenberg ended up third on the timesheets .
Hulkenberg stood to be promoted to second at the expense of the penalised Nico Rosberg ahead , but for an investigation into whether he failed to heed yellow flag warnings during Q1 following Carlos Sainz 's technical issues .
Ending up third on the timesheets , Hulkenberg stood to be promoted to second at the expense of the penalised Nico Rosberg ahead , but for an investigation into whether he failed to heed yellow flag warnings during Q1 following Carlos Sainz 's technical issues .