Formula 1: Dutch driver Nyck de Vries joins AlphaTauri as Pierre Gasly substitute

Dutch driver Nyck de Vries has signed a brand new take care of Scuderia AlphaTauri for the upcoming 2023 season. The 27-year-old will exchange Pierre Gasly, who has joined Aston Martin.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 8, 2022 09:57 IST

By India Today Web Desk: Dutch driver Nyck de Vries has signed a brand new take care of Scuderia AlphaTauri for the upcoming 2023 season. The 27-year-old will exchange Pierre Gasly, who has joined Aston Martin.

De Vries kicked-off his Formula 1 profession on the Italian Grand Prix earlier this yr for Williams, following a stand-in look for Alex Albon.

Speaking of stepping as much as a full-time F1 race seat for the primary time, De Vries mentioned he was actually excited and thanked Red Bull for giving him this chance.

“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,” mentioned De Vries.

The Dutch driver mentioned it had all the time been a dream of his to race in Formula 1 and his 2022 expertise will assist him subsequent season.

“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. 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,” De Vries added.

The 27-year-old went on to say he spent his teenage yr karting in Italy and was blissful to affix an Italian staff.

“Having spent most of my teenage years in Italy for karting, I’ve always felt at home there, so for me it’s great to be joining an Italian team, that already has a real family feel, and I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and to start to build our relationship before the next season,” mentioned De Vries.

AlphaTauri Team Principal Franz Tost thanked the departing Gasly and welcomed De Vries to the staff.

“Scuderia AlphaTauri had a very successful time with Pierre. We will never forget his fantastic victory in Monza and his podium finishes in Brazil and Azerbaijan. I want to thank Pierre for all the effort he’s put into the team in the last years. Now, we are pleased to start a new chapter with Nyck, who’s very much welcome at Scuderia AlphaTauri. I am looking forward to seeing him in our car and I’m confident that with Yuki and Nyck we will have a very strong driver line up for 2023,” mentioned Tost.

De Vries will staff up with Yuki Tsunoda because the drivers for AlphaTauri for subsequent season.