Nico Hulkenberg says he is “not desperate” to stay in Formula 1 as he consider🌼s his options for the 2020 season after missing out on a drive with Haas.

After losing his current Renault seat to Esteban Ocon for next year, Hulkenberg was in talks with Haas as a potential replacement fo꧑r Romain Grosjean, only for the team to announce on Thursday it would be retaining the Frenchman.

Hulkenberg said the news did not come as a surprise to him as he “could see it coming”🦹, leaving him with no disappointment over missing out on the drive.

“I didn’t pursue that deal,” Hulkenberg said. “W🎉e didn’t go ahead, we didn’t agree it, we didn’t get together with Haas. That’s the consequence out of that.

“Haas was definitely an option, and we were talking. That’s definitely not a secret. We just didn’t get together, on this occasion we couꦬldn’t agree a deal.”

The news has left Hulkenberg with limited options if he is to remain in F1 next year. Red B♎ull, Toro Rosso, ✨Alfa Romeo and Williams are the only teams with a vacant seat for 2020, with the latter two being the more realistic options.

Asked by ltxcn.top if he saw Alfa Romeo as 🔯his best shot to remain in F1, Hulkenberg said: “I think you see and understand for yourself what is still available, which sea♍ts and which not. I think that’s pretty obvious.

“Right now, I don’t know. I think it’s to an extent out of my control now, out of my hands. So most important is to drive a🌱nd to perform. I think we just need time.

“I think th♕ere are possibilities and a realistic chance, but in this game, you can never be too sure.”

Hulkenberg conceded that he would have to consider Williams’ current on-track performance struggles and ongoing rebuild if he were to return to the team he debuted with i♏n 2010, stressing the need for a workable deal.

“As much as I want to continue in Formula♒ 1, for me🅰 it needs to make sense. It needs to be sensible, it needs to be the right deal,” Hulkenberg said.

“I’m not ♐desperate to stay in Formula 1 and just💖 take anything. I’m not disregarding or disrespecting Williams, I mean in generally, globally, even with Haas now.

“That for me, that is the�ꦛ� most important thing for me.”

Haas F1 chief Gunther♍ Steiner claimed earlier on Thursday that the team made no offer to Hulkenberg before it ultimately decided to retain Grosjean.

Buꦺt Hulkenberg sai🌞d talks were “serious” with the American team.

“It was serious, but it i♔s hard for me to go into too much detail. It🔯 is all confidential and sensitive information and I can’t really comment,” he said.

Asked by ltxcn.top if he received an offer from Haa🍬s, Hulkenberg said: “We had. We did, of course.”