Impressive was generally the word that sprang to mind when thinking about Sergio Perez’s Red Bull career after the first eight races of the season, but things have not been plain sailing since then. The Mexican took his maiden pole in Jeddah, won his third grand prix in Monaco, and out-qualified imperious team-mate Max Verstappen
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Nyck de Vries appears to be a step closer to joining AlphaTauri, after confirming that he did indeed meet Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko. The Mercedes reserve driver has been on Alpine’s and Williams’ radar for a while now; however, his unbelievable rookie performance at the Italian Grand Prix instantly caught the attention of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton believes that Nyck de Vries has earned his spot in Formula 1 following his outstanding debut performance at the Italian Grand Prix. De Vries replaced Alex Albon in the first practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this year, before standing in for Hamilton on Friday in France. Aston Martin brought
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Logan Sargeant is looking increasingly likely to replace Nicholas Latifi at Williams next season, with Nyck de Vries now the favourite to replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine. Alpine appear to be in control of what could be an enormous shake-up in the paddock, if they sign Frenchman Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri. Gasly had been the favourite to replace Fernando
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Mercedes reserve driver, Nyck de Vries, is said to have met with Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, about a possible opportunity next season. The Dutchman spent nine years in the McLaren programme, during the last of which he claimed the Formula 2 championship. A move to Formula 1 did not materialise though, so he
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1996 world champion, Damon Hill, does not believe Nicholas Latifi is good enough to remain in Formula 1 after his performance at the Italian Grand Prix. The Canadian has been out-qualified 14 times in 16 races this season by a combination of Alex Albon and Nyck de Vries, and he is the only full-time driver
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Dutch racing driver, Tom Coronel, has indicated that the emergence of a Formula 1 seat will be enough to get Nyck de Vries out of any deal he might have already agreed for next year. Kevin Magnussen was all set to race in IMSA with Chip Ganassi for a second consecutive season this year, but
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Nyck de Vries’ stock has reached an all-time high, after his incredible rookie performance for Williams at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. De Vries sensationally drove for two teams across the weekend at Monza, with the Dutchman having featured for Aston Martin in FP1. Saturday morning, he was suddenly called up to Williams, after Alex
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Having briefly worked with Nyck de Vries while at McLaren, Sir Lewis Hamilton was delighted to see the Dutchman finally get his shot in Formula 1. The now 27-year-old was still in karting when he became a member of the McLaren young drivers’ programme, and he was involved in simulator testing with the team. The
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Zhou Guanyu performed very well at the recent Italian Grand Prix, to claim a point at Alfa Romeo’s all-important home race. The Chinese driver found himself in a near race-long battle with stand-in Williams driver Nyck de Vries, who sensationally scored points on his Formula 1 debut. The Alfa Romeo driver had a look at
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