Nineteen-year-old Nico Hulkenberg (right) looks set for a bright future in motor sport... that's the opinion of seven-time Formulka One World Champion Michael Schumacher, who attended the A1 GP Awards Dnner in London last night.

"Nico's driving and A1 Team Germany's achievements this year have been excellent," said Schumacher, who, like Hulkenberg, is managed by Willi Weber, who also happens to be the seat holder for Team Germany.

"Nico has everything he needs for the future," the former Ferrari and Benetton star continued, "it is a long way to go but he is working hard, so why can he not achieve everything?"

Though some might say that Schumacher was simply memorising a script prepared by his manager, anyone who has seen Hulkenberg in action will be aware that he is something special. What remains to be seen is whether he can repeat some of his A1 GP manouveres in other disciplines... if he can, then Weber has another winner on his hands.