Daniel Ricciardo’s one-year sabbatical could be on the verge of an early end, following reports that the Red Bull development driver could be set to replace AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries. De Vries has endured a disastrous start to his rookie campaign, with the Dutchman having been heavily criticised all season so far. He is currently
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Nyck de Vries will be desperate to put his performance in Azerbaijan behind him, having suffered two crashes during the race weekend that saw him leave Baku still pointless. The Dutchman had been touted as a potential new star in Formula 1 but has failed to deliver so far with a spate of poor finishes
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Well-known Russian racing driver Egor Orudzhev has warned AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries that he must iron out his mistakes and quickly improve, or risk being fired by Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko. It’s safe to say that de Vries’ rookie campaign so far has been nothing short of a disaster, with the Dutchman having
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Nyck De Vries experienced a disastrous weekend in Azerbaijan, as he suffered two crashes in as many days, leaving him without a chance of securing points. The Dutch driver has had the toughest start to the Formula 1 season out of all three rookies on the grid, leaving him in 20th place in the Drivers’ Standings
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Despite having previously won the Formula E and Formula 2 titles, Formula 1 teams decided to overlook Nyck de Vries when sorting their driver lineups for a number of years. The Dutchman had been building experience by working as Mercedes’ test driver but as the seasons continued to pass, teams continued to ignore De Vries.
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Rookie Nyck de Vries is preparing to make his full debut in Formula 1 this weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Dutchman set to compete against several of his former rivals. At 28 years old, De Vries is certainly one of the more experienced rookies, with the 2019 Formula 2 World Champion and
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Ahead of his first full season in Formula 1, Nyck de Vries has been advised by AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost to avoid comparing himself to fellow Dutchman Max Verstappen, who is seen as somewhat of a hero in The Netherlands. Verstappen is a Dutch legend, with the 25-year-old always having virtually unmatched support no
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At the age of 27, the Formula 1 dream appeared to be fading away from Formula 2 and Formula E champion Nyck de Vries last season. The Dutchman had been serving as Mercedes’ reserve driver, but a race seat seemed almost unattainable given the amount of fresh, young talent entering the sport every season. De
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Mercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin believes the team’s former reserve driver Nyck de Vries “has the talent to win races” in Formula 1, given the “experience” that the Dutchman boasts. De Vries, of course, departed the Germans at the end of 2022 to take a race seat at AlphaTauri, meaning he’s entering the forthcoming season
MoreMercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that he was surprised by how few options Nyck de Vries had for 2023, despite the fact he matched Williams’ best result of the season on his debut for the Grove-based team. There is no doubt that De Vries is very talented, with the 28-year-old having claimed the
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