Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he did consider re-signing Nyck de Vries, who is set to become a star for Red Bull. The 2019 F2 World Champion and Season Seven Formula E World Champion grabbed AlphaTauri’s attention following his shock points finish at the Italian Grand Prix, after filling in for the
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Nyck de Vries’ Formula 1 dream appeared to be fading last season, as the 27-year-old was still yet to secure a race seat in Formula 1 despite previously winning both the Formula E and Formula 2 titles. This all changed after the 2022 Grand Prix in Monza when the Mercedes reserve driver was called up
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Fernando Alonso has been voted as the best new signing of 2023, with many expecting the double World Champion to take Aston Martin to new heights following his switch from Alpine. The 2022 silly season was arguably the craziest that Formula 1 has ever seen, with six teams on the grid having a new line-up
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2023 rookie Nyck de Vries has revealed how some former friends of his tried to reignite a relationship with him following his switch from Formula E to Formula 1, following an incredible debut at Monza. De Vries has been linked to the F1 paddock ever since he won the Formula 2 World Championship in 2019,
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Despite being 27 years old, Nyck de Vries will complete his first full Formula 1 season in 2023, following his switch from being Mercedes’ reserve driver to AlphaTauri’s full-time competitor. The Dutchman will partner Yuki Tsunoda at the Faenza-based team, where he’ll be hoping to impress the Red Bull family, with a move to the
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Nyck de Vries was catapulted into the spotlight earlier this year as the Dutchman stepped in the Williams cockpit in Monza to replace the hospitalised Alex Albon. The 27-year-old performed magnificently in the Thai driver’s absence, scoring points and beating his temporary teammate Nicholas Latifi despite only finding out he would be driving for Williams
MoreWhen Alex Albon fell ill before the Grand Prix in Monza earlier this year, all attention was switched to substitute driver Nyck de Vries, who had been waiting for his chance in Formula 1 since winning the Formula 2 championship in 2019. The temporary Williams driver jumped into the cockpit of Albon’s car at very
MoreWith Zhou Guanyu having been the only rookie driver in 2022 and therefore having no competition for ‘Rookie of the Year’, 2023 looks set to be drastically different. Next season will see three new rookies to Formula 1, Logan Sargeant, Oscar Piastri, and the one and only Nyck de Vries. Focusing on De Vries, he
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2022 was an extremely challenging year for AlphaTauri, following multiple seasons of getting closer to the front of the midfield battle. The new aerodynamic regulations certainly weren’t kind to the Faenza-based side, nor to Yuki Tsunoda or Pierre Gasly. After claiming a podium for three years in a row from 2019-2021, it was back to
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AlphaTauri have established themselves as a consistent midfield team in recent years, with Pierre Gasly especially helping the team to regular point scoring finishes. The team racked up 142 points in 2021 and finished in sixth place, however in 2022 under the new regulations, the team amassed a measly 35 points and finished in ninth.
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