Helmut Marko, a motorsport adviser to Red Bull F1, has suggested that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nick de Vries, who is struggling with Scuderia AlphaTauri, from the Dutch Grand Prix after the summer vacation. De Vries, who made a sensational ninth-place debut for Williams at last year’s Italian Grand Prix, replacing the unwell Alexander Albon, joined the title of former F2 and Formula E champion at AlphaTauri this year to much fanfare. got a full-time race seat for
With his wealth of experience, De Vries was expected to play a role as AlphaTauri’s team leader, but he was unable to match the performance of Yuki Tsunoda, who struggled with an uncompetitive machine, and after the 11th round, he scored no points. Since the best result is lower than Logan Sargent (Williams), who also has no points, he is sinking to the bottom of the drivers’ ranking. De Vries has been the subject of constant rumors of his seat loss in recent months, with Daniel Ricciardo, Liam Lawson, Ayumu Iwasa and Alex Palou already emerging as potential replacements for next year. Daniel Ricciardo returns to Red Bull as third driver this year after a difficult two years at McLaren. Some have linked Ricciardo to running the 2023 Red Bull Racing car at the Silverstone tire test this week, a sign he could be a potential replacement for the struggling Sergio Perez. However, Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing’s F1 team representative, denied the replacement of Perez and Ricardo, saying, “No, there are no plans to do so.” Rather, Red Bull’s plan seems to be to replace Ricciardo with Nick de Vries at the Dutch G after the summer break in August. “We have a test next week and then we’ll find out,” Marko told Sky Deutschland at Silverstone when asked about De Vries. Asked if Ricciardo is close to riding De Vries’ AlphaTauri, Marko added: “Let’s see the tire tests and then we’ll talk.” Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher thinks the conclusion is clear. “The decision has been made,” said Ralf Schumacher. “It’s probably a shame for him[De Vries]that he can’t come to Zandvoort, but it’s good for Daniel Ricciardo and for the team. AlphaTauri needs a little experience,” he said. “Nothing has been decided yet. , everything is possible
2023-07-10 22:02:39
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