Sebastian Vettel He hopes he doesn’t break it in two Nick de Vries His life happened to him in AlphaTauri. The Dutch driver was already dropped by his Formula 1 team at the Hungarian Grand Prix halfway through the season. Daniel Ricciardo Replaces de Vries.
Four-time world champion Vettel had mixed feelings after what happened, according to motorsport.com, based on a statement to ITV. On the one hand, he is very happy that Ricciardo has another chance to prove himself and returns to the grid, but on the other hand, he feels very sorry for De Vries.
It should be a shame for Nick how this ended. He was given a great opportunity, and perhaps things did not turn out as he or others expected. But when something ends suddenly it’s merciless. Brutal
– He said Vettel, who regards the Dutchman as a talented driver, hopes the defeat will not affect his future career, hoping people will not judge de Vries based on ten worst races.
28-year-old Nyck De Vries is a former world champion in both Formula E and Formula 2, and when he joined Williams for a race last year, he finished ninth, meaning his arrival at AlphaTauri was highly anticipated, especially indoors. But considering the time and his performance in the races, he lost 8-2 Tsunoda with Yuki Against, and his best finish was 12th, he was openly criticized for months due to his unexpected performance.