Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed he would be open to a move into IndyCar f🐷or 2020 after losing his place on the Formula✃ 1 grid, but remains “pretty relaxed” about his future.

Hulkenberg is set to drop off the 🌌F1 grid next year after losing his drive at Renault to Esteban Ocon, and missing out on seats at both Haas and Alfa Romeo.

William🐼s holds the only remaining vacant seat in F1 for 2020, but Hulkenberg has already ruled out🃏 a return to his former team.

The German driver has long stated his intention not to rush intoꦗ settling on a racing programme for next year, and said on Thur𝄹sday that he had “not signed anything” and “won’t do in the foreseeable future.”

“I received several calls from different racing in series, teams, but nothing is reaꩵlly happening at the moment,” he added.

A🔥 repoꦐrt in the German press recently linked Hulkenberg with one of the vacant IndyCar seats at Ed Carpenter Racing for next year.

While Hulkenberg confirmed he would be open to entering the series, he stressed 💦he was not looking to jum🎃p at the first opportunity that came along.

“I guess yes, on one side yes,” Hulkenꦡberg said when asked if IndyCar was a consideration.

“To be honest, my state of mindꦗ is pretty relaxed. I want to finish the season as successfully as possiblꦺe, and after that rewind a little bit, take a moment or two or three for myself, see what I want to do, see what seems of interest.

“I am c𒆙ertainly not having the feeling that I want to rush into something just to race. I am p💮retty relaxed about it.”

Hulkenberg has already ruled out a full-season programme in IndyCar as he does not want to r𝓰ace on ovals, but would still be eli🌟gible to share a seat with eponymous team owner Ed Carpenter in 2020, as Carpenter only races on ovals and not road or street courses.

Additional reporting by Julianne Cerasoli.