For someone who is currently a Formula 1 reserve driver, Nyck de Vries has been seen on-track an awful lot in 2022, with his time amongst the field set to extend this weekend at the Mexican Grand Prix. The Mercedes reserve driver will replace George Russell in FP1 at the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend,
MoreWhile it could be perceived that allowing your test driver to move to a rival would be a bad idea, Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott is not concerned about the potential risks. With Nyck de Vries moving to AlphaTauri for a full time race seat next season, Elliott has reassured fans of the Silver Arrows
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After years of waiting, 2019 Formula 2 World Champion and Season Seven Formula E World Champion Nyck de Vries will finally make a full-time switch to Formula 1, after being signed by AlphaTauri for 2023. The Dutchman has worked as Mercedes’ reserve driver for some time now, so is no rookie in the sense that
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Following a long period as Mercedes’ reserve driver, 2019 Formula 2 World Champion and Season Seven Formula E World Champion, Nyck de Vries is finally getting his chance to drive full-time in Formula 1, with him partnering Yuki Tsunoda at AlphaTauri next season. The highly anticipated move was announced prior to FP3 at the Japanese
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has offered a differing opinion to Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, in regard to who will lead the Faenza-based team in 2023. Marko stated that he thinks the newly signed Nyck de Vries can instantly take Pierre Gasly’s place as the team leader next year, due to his wealth of experience.
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AlphaTauri’s signing of Season Seven Formula E World Champion and Mercedes reserve driver Nyck de Vries has been hailed as a “masterstroke” by Dutch driver Tom Coronel, who thinks the Red Bull family have one of the “biggest” names in the paddock for next season. It was announced prior to FP3 at the Japanese Grand
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Over the past three seasons, Nicholas Latifi has entered 57 Grand Prix with Williams and scored a total of nine points. It’s statistics like these that make Jost Capito and Williams’ decision to part ways with the Canadian driver seem justified, with the three-year relationship set to come to an end at the close of
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has tipped AlphaTauri signing Nyck de Vries to immediately lead the Faenza-based team, despite 2023 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda possessing considerably more Formula 1 experience. Despite being 27-years-old, De Vries will line-up on the grid next season as a rookie, even though, he has years of motorsport experience under his
MoreAlphaTauri team principal, Franz Tost, has affirmed that Max Verstappen was not the determining factor in the team’s decision to sign Nyck de Vries. The Dutchman won the 2019 Formula 2 title, but there were no Formula 1 seats available to him for 2020, so he was forced to look elsewhere. His adventures took him
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Following the announcement that Pierre Gasly is joining Alpine next season, AlphaTauri finally confirmed prior to FP3 at the Japanese Grand Prix that Mercedes reserve Nyck de Vries will be taking the Frenchman’s place next season. The 2019 F2 World Champion and the season seven Formula E World Champion has been linked with a move
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