De Vries’s GENIUS NEW DEAL With Williams!

the two-time Formula E world champion nectar freeze after his fantastic debut at the Italian Grand Prix has taken a bold decision that will determine the rest of his racing career a lot of speculation has been going around regarding his future in Formula One so the decision he made is considered nothing less than insane what exactly did Nick DeVries recently announce is there clear information regarding the team he is going to end up with what did other F1 drivers have to say about it Nick DeVries a Dutch two-time Formula E world champion and one-time Formula 2 had his formula one debut at the Italian Grand Prix which was held in Monza and his performance has got everyone talking the Formula E world champion had been waiting for an opportunity to have his formula one debut and he waited patiently in the Mercedes team Reserve when he was offered the opportunity to make his debut with the Williams team he grabbed it with both hands he got the opportunity because Alex Alban had to have his appendix removed despite not having prior EXP variance on the Formula One race tracks Nick proved an awesome Deputy for teammate Nicholas latifi as he managed to convert his eighth place grid spot and take the team to a ninth position at the end of the race he came ahead of his experienced teammate making his debut all the more special Nick didn't only impress the audience he also got his fellow F1 drivers talking seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was all Praises when he commented on Nick's debut performance Nick had served as a reserve for his team Mercedes incredibly happy for Nick I'm really proud of him Mercedes driver Hamilton said at Monza he's such a good lad a good human and he's been a good part of our team working with us for Nick to have jumped in and finished in the top 10 that's Mega for your first race Max verstappen the winner of the race and his fellow Dutchman couldn't help but be impressed by his friend's performance at Monza for Nick to jump in and deliver this performance is definitely not easy at all said verstappen I think he did a great job from the things I saw also in terms of Defending he just kept his cool didn't make mistakes and I'm very happy for him to score the points it's impressive of course in your first race Nick's impressive performance has made it clear that he is ready to fill a seat on one of the teams for 2023 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff also added what else can he do in terms of performance no training jump in the car he hasn't driven he showed what he's capable of doing while he received Praises from his peers Nick has also confirmed that he is ready to join formula one but he mentioned that he was 100 fine with remaining in Formula E we definitely want to see his impressive skills on the tracker formula one and we hope he gets a spot if it then came to the question of choice which Formula One team would he go with having his debut with the Williams team makes the speculation of him joining the team very high but Alex Alban is still fully on the team as he just signed a multi-year deal this makes it certain that he is not the one to be dropped but is the team ready to let go of Nicholas latifi the Williams CEO Joss capito has commented on the issue he stated that despite being impressed by Nick's performance it wasn't enough reason to throw Nicholas under the bus he also said that Nicholas was under a lot of pressure at Monza hence his performance I think that's a normal race driver's pressure isn't it he told Sky Sports Martin brundle at Monza you always have to be better than your teammates and I think the pressure for Nikki is quite more than for Nick because he is in the car for all year and then Nick sets the bar knowing he has just jumped in so the presser is less on him there are a lot of calls for the Dutchman to be given a spot on the team but just said he won't be rushed in the decision-making I think we are in no rush he said there are too many balls in the air right now and we've still got time to decide and see how he latifi performs but there are multiple options and we're not in a rush the fact that the team has several options to choose from is clear because the team has also been talking to 21 year old American Formula 2 Star Logan Sergeant the American is currently in the Formula 2 standings with four podiums with two being wins he also has two pole positions he is definitely a driver to look out for doralton Capital the owner of Williams has also made it clear that they won't mind having an American driver on the team despite the uncertainty around Nick getting a seat on the Williams team for 2023 he is currently preparing to substitute for Alex Alban at the Singapore Grand Prix if necessary Alex's appendicitis surgery went well but he suffered a respiratory failure after his surgery which further complicated his recovery Alexander Alban the Thai British driver stated that he already felt pretty good but confirmed that it might be really tough for him to be fit enough to race for the team at the Singapore Grand Prix the freeze would have to travel to Williams headquarters in Oxfordshire to be on standby in case albon is unable to make it to the race defreeze's decision to race at the Singapore Grand Prix is one that many might consider insane it is clear that Nicholas latifi thinks Nick won by sheer luck and not skills would Nick's performance at the Singapore Grand Prix prove him right if Nick doesn't perform as well as in his debut it might hurt his chances of getting a permanent seat in Formula One the teams who are currently in talks with him Alpha tari and Alpine might decide to look elsewhere and the Williams team might retain latifi as they don't seem willing to let him go Alpine being one of the teams considering Nick has invited him over for a test drive at the hunger ring he would drive the a521 for the test another team that is considering having Nick on the team is Alpha Towery the Red Bull sister team was initially having discussions with IndyCar star Colton herter but they had to move on due to the super license issues now they have set their eyes on Nick DeVries confirmed that he had traveled to Austria to meet with Helmut Marco Red Bull's advisor and transfer specialist last Friday besides the discussion with Nick Alpha Towery has announced that Yuki sonoda would be retained for a third season making clear that it might be Pierre gasly's spot that Nick might fill this this news might not necessarily be surprising as Yuki's skills are undeniable on his debut at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix he was declared the best rookie F1 has had for years by F1 managing director Ross Braun the 2021 season was quite tough for Yuki but his performance this season shows he has corrected a lot of his mistakes Yuki expressed his gratitude for the opportunity the team has given him I want to say a huge thank you to Red Bull Honda and Scuderia Alpha Towery for continuing to give me the opportunity to drive in F1 he said having moved to Italy last year to be closer to the factory I really feel part of the team and I'm glad that I get to carry on racing with them in 2023 Yuki has earned his spot at Alpha Towery but what would happen to Nick if Pierre gasly decides to stay it is clear Nick will fit into any of the three teams he is currently discussing with but he has made a decision to accept whatever Formula One team would have him he agrees that joining the Williams team would be a logical decision as he had his debut there but he also mentioned that his future was not entirely up to him as everything was not based on Merit wherever I can get a permanent seat I would be very happy with that he added we have to see how it will develop in the coming days and weeks as I said it's not entirely in my control apart from this even though we hope Alex albon gets better soon it won't hurt to see Nick on the racing tracks at the Singapore Grand Prix and if Nick does not eventually replace Nicholas latifi at Williams next season the British racing team has been linked to experienced drivers such as Daniel Ricardo and Mick Schumacher but one new driver is certainly out of the picture for Williams and that is Oscar piastri even though he's confirmed to McLaren for 2023 that didn't stop different team principles including Williams from talking about him and you will be shocked to know what some of them said about him with one predicting that he will win the championship soon one says that he didn't deserve to be with McLaren what could they possibly see in him to think such things and why I know you want to know more about this so just click the video right here [Music]

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Published: Fri Sep 23 2022