Renault F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg, who has previously dismissed rumors that he is heading to the German touring car series DTM, is reportedly in the running for at least a partial NTT IndyCar Series ride for 2020.

Hulkenberg, 32, is looking for 2020 work after being dumped by Renault. He has also been linked with Formula E, but now Germany's Auto Motor und Sport says he might have been offered an IndyCar seat by Ed Carpenter Racing.

Earlier, 32-year-old Hulkenberg said: "Ovals are not something that attract or strike me. I have a lot of respect for the drivers who do that, but it's just not my thing. You can count that out."

However, the German report says Hulkenberg may be in line to race the street and road courses on the 2020 IndyCar calendar.

Hulkenberg says he might simply take a break in 2020.

"For me, personally, there is no shame in taking a break," he told Bild newspaper. "After 10 years, I'll just watch. That doesn't mean I will. But maybe I won't drive anything. At the moment, it's in the stars."

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