The 2023 AlphaTauri F1 driver line-up could be confirmed with Yuki Tsunoda and Nick de Vries.
A domino effect may be slowly taking shape. Three years after winning the Formula 2 championship, Nick de Vries is looking to finally secure a seat in Formula 1 in 2023. Motorsport-magazin.com reported this Friday that De Vries was spotted in the company of Helmut Marko near Graz , Austria.
And AUTO without him says that 27-year-old Nick de Vries is in Graz to discuss cooperation with AlphaTauri for 2023, joining AlphaTauri as Helmut Marko and Yuki Tsunoda’s teammate for 2023. I have agreed to do that.
The Alpine F1 Team is very clear about Pierre Gasly, but Helmut Marko is ready to release Gasly from his 2023 contract provided he finds a transfer fee and a replacement.
For weeks, Red Bull had wanted to bring 22-year-old American Colton Herta to AlphaTauri, but abandoned those plans when the FIA refused to grant an exemption from the F1 superlicence. Herta only had 32 of the 40 points required for an F1 super licence.
Nick de Vries was able to seize his opportunity and convince the demanding Helmut Marko to trust him for 2023, thanks to a spectacular performance of a ninth place finish for Williams in the Italian Grand Prix on a rice field.
Anyway, a stand-in was found to do business with the Alpine F1 Team and Pierre Gasly. With the major obstacles removed, the negotiations on your side should also show progress.
With Williams keen to see what Nick de Vries would do, Williams could see more clearly about a possible successor to Nicholas Latifi in 2023, with Williams Racing American owner Dorilton Capital, he is not opposed to the idea of using an American driver Logan Sargent, who has won multiple races in F2 and F3 in recent years.
Williams Driver Academy member Logan Sargent, a Florida native, will make his Grand Prix debut this weekend by driving in Free Practice 1 of the US Grand Prix in Austin.
Category: F1 / Alpha Tauri / Tsunoda Hiroki / Nick de Vries
