Nico Hulkenberg was having coffee with a friend in Cologne, an hour's drive from the Nuburgring, when Racing Point asked him to step in for the unwell Lance Stroll at this weekend's Eifel Grand Prix.
Hulkenberg's participation in the weekend was confirmed just half an hour before qualifying started on Saturday afternoon. The German driver had been due at the circuit to be a pundit for German broadcaster RTL, but when Stroll was too poorly to take part in Saturday morning's practice session Racing Point had to make other plans.
It is the third time Hulkenberg has stepped in for the Racing Point team.