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Nyck de Vries comes under fire

Nyck de Vries, who was unceremoniously fired from AlphaTauri last month, has now come under blast from former F1 driver Philippe Alliott. Alliott said that he had never been impressed with a “single lap” from the 28-year-old Dutchman, who was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo has already recorded more respectable performances than de Vries, finishing

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AlphaTauri to adopt Red Bull’s car and retain Daniel Ricciardo for 2024

David Croft has revealed that AlphaTauri may adopt Red Bull’s RB19 cars for the 2024 season. The RB19 has been utterly dominant this year, winning all 12 races this season. Max Verstappen has secured ten pole positions, whilst his teammate Sergio Perez claimed two early wins. Following Perez’s second-place finish at the Belgian GP, the

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Franz Tost makes revelation about signing Mick Schumacher over Nyck de Vries

Franz Tost has conceded he was in favour of replacing Pierre Gasly with Mick Schumacher, before Red Bull intervened and signed Nyck de Vries instead. De Vries has since lost his place at AlphaTauri to Daniel Ricciardo, after a disappointing half-season with Red Bull’s junior outfit. Tost admits that he wanted to sign Mick –

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Toto Wolff makes shocking claim about Nyck de Vries and Red Bull

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed that axed AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries could’ve ended up being a “good candidate” for Red Bull, had he been given all of 2023. Following the British Grand Prix, De Vries was brutally sacked by AlphaTauri and the Red Bull family. The Faenza-based team gave the 28-year-old just

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Yuki Tsunoda speaks out on Daniel Ricciardo replacing Nyck de Vries

Yuki Tsunoda has praised the work done by former team-mate Nyck de Vries, who was sacked by AlphaTauri. During a Pirelli tyre test at the Silverstone International Circuit last Tuesday, De Vries was informed that he wouldn’t be racing for AlphaTauri again this season, with the rookie having been dropped after 10 races. Red Bull

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Aston Martin to run Stoffel Vandoorne at 2023 Belgian GP

Stoffel Vandoorne, Aston Martin’s reserve driver, is eagerly anticipating a significant milestone in his racing career – his first opportunity to drive a Formula 1 car in the Pirelli test following the Belgian Grand Prix.  The anticipation is even more special as the test will take place at his home track, the renowned Spa circuit

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David Coulthard suggests F1 driver should be immediately fired

Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has admitted that Logan Sargeant is at risk of being dumped by Williams, following AlphaTauri’s “brutal” sacking of Nyck de Vries. It was announced two days after the British Grand Prix that the Red Bull sister team had fired De Vries after just 10 races, despite it being his rookie

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Mercedes say they’re ready to sign Nyck de Vries

After Nyck de Vries’ recent departure from AlphaTauri, Mercedes F1 engineering director Andrew Shovlin expressed the team’s openness to welcoming back the talented Dutchman in a reserve role.  De Vries, who claimed victory in the FIA Formula 1 Championship in 2019 and the FIA Formula E world title in 2021, has a remarkable racing pedigree,

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Helmut Marko makes worrying AlphaTauri claim as he slams Nyck de Vries

In the wake of the controversial decision to remove Nyck de Vries from the Alpha Tauri team, Dr. Helmut Marko, a key figure at Red Bull, expressed no regrets over what has been described as a “brutal” call.  Marko defended the move, stating that de Vries and the rest of the energy drink company’s junior

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Ex-McLaren driver fires shot at Red Bull over Nyck de Vries sacking

Stoffel Vandoorne, former teammate of Nyck de Vries, has expressed confidence in the Dutch driver’s ability to resurrect his struggling motor racing career.  De Vries, a former Formula E champion who competed alongside Vandoorne at the Mercedes works team, was abruptly dropped by Red Bull’s AlphaTauri just ten races into his debut full season in

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