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Nyck de Vries, the chef’s surprise

After getting into the Aston Martin in Free Practice 1, the Dutchman was called up at short notice to replace Alex Albon in the Williams on Saturday and Sunday. He had a dream Grand Prix debut with his first points in F1. A look back at an enchanted weekend.

Published on 13/09/2022 à 17:20

Jeremy Satis

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Nyck de Vries, the chef’s surprise

Emotional elevator for Nyck de Vries © Williams Racing

This is a scenario which could largely lead to an episode dedicated to Nyck de Vries during the next season of the now famous Netflix series drive to survive. In Italy, Nyck de Vries indeed experienced a waking dream, one of those only the Formula 1 knows how to offer. Last Thursday, the Dutchman thought he would show up at the circuit to take part in just a short Free Practice 1 session with Aston Martin, as part of the sessions reserved for rookies, before quietly putting on his shorts and flip flops and sitting down comfortably next to Toto wolff to follow qualifying and the race from the garage Mercedes, as he does every time. And then, there was this phone call on Saturday morning, the one he had been waiting for since 2019. Quietly installed on the terrace of the Paddock Club, enjoying the view

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13/09/2022 at 06:22 a.m.

In 2023 in place of Latifi that no one will regret?

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