Nyck de Vries stirred up the driver market in his debut race.
Nyck de Vries is nominated for three teams for next season. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
F1 rookie Nyck de Vries shocked Italy in Monza, when the Dutchman drove straight to the points in the first F1 race of his career.
De Vries drove to the checkered flag in ninth and grabbed one World Championship point.
The value of the performance is increased by the fact that de Vries was invited to the wheel of the Williams car on Saturday only an hour and a half before the start of the third practice session. Alex Albon had surgery to remove his appendix.
De Vries’ speed stirred up the driver market a bit. Motorsport.com news website he is currently being taken to Alpine, AlphaTauri and Williams for next season.
If he moves to AlphaTauri, Pierre Gasly will possibly move to Alpine. If the French driver stays with AlphaTauri, de Vries is a candidate Fernando Alonso as a replacement for Alpine.
Williams would replace de Vries Nichlas Latifwho has not really convinced at any point during his F1 career.
De Vries also revealed that he had a conversation with the Red Bull boss Helmut Markon with.
– I don’t know if I’m in such a luxury situation that I could choose. To a large extent, I can’t control it. I have been talking to Williams for some time now, said de Vries.
– That (Williams) would be a logical step. Alpine and I have been in contact since July and I will test for them next week in Budapest.
De Vries participates in the test event organized by Alpine, where Antonio Giovinazzi, Jack Doohan mixed Colton Heart According to Motorsport. The drivers drive Alpine’s last season’s car.
However, according to his own words, De Vries does not have a favorite team to move to. He would only be satisfied with the position of permanent driver.
The Monza race weekend is behind us and the 27-year-old driver is fully focused on next year.
– The weekend was fantastic and it went in one go. On Monday afternoon, I came back to reality quite quickly.