

I’ve had a lot of chances to experience the 2022 car this year and I think that has put me in a great position for the upcoming season, I hope this has helped to prepare me for what is to come.

“After Formula 2, I took a slightly different path with motorsport, but F1 has always been my dream and I’m grateful to be able to fulfil it. Speaking of stepping up to a full-time F1 race seat for the first time next season with AlphaTauri, De Vries said: “I’m extremely excited to be joining Scuderia AlphaTauri for 2023 and I want to thank both Red Bull and the team for giving me the opportunity to drive in F1. READ MORE: Gasly to race for Alpine alongside Ocon in 2023

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AlphaTauri have announced that Dutch driver Nyck de Vries will join the team from 2023, following the news that incumbent driver Pierre Gasly will be moving to Alpine to partner Esteban Ocon next season.ĭe Vries has enjoyed FP1 outings for Mercedes, Aston Martin and Williams in 2022, giving him plenty of mileage in the new generation of Formula 1 machinery.īut with an unwell Alex Albon ruled out of the Italian Grand Prix back in September, 27-year-old De Vries was parachuted in at Williams in the Thai driver’s place, impressing the paddock with a mature drive to P9 on his maiden outing – with AlphaTauri then wasting little time in obtaining the signature of the 2019 Formula 2 champion once it became clear that Gasly was keen to move on to new pastures.
