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Mercedes would "welcome" de Vries back to F1 reserve role

The FIA Formula 2 and Formula E champion was dropped by the Red Bull stable only 10 races into his full-time rookie F1 season in favour of a return for Daniel Ricciardo.

Motorsport

Deconstructing Daniel Ricciardo’s gap-year breakthrough

The ‘Honey Badger’ chose to bide his time as a reserve driver for the Red Bull-owned teams after McLaren terminated his contract in 2022. So what does he hope to achieve by accepting a seat at bottom-ranked AlphaTauri following Nyck de Vries’ sudden sacking?

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AlphaTauri explains why it made "emotional" call to sack de Vries

De Vries was axed by AlphaTauri in favour of Daniel Ricciardo ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix after failing to score a point in the opening 10 races of the year.

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AlphaTauri F1 boss explains why it made "emotional" call to sack de Vries

De Vries was axed by AlphaTauri in favour of Daniel Ricciardo ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix after failing to score a point in the opening 10 races of the year.

Autosport

Ricciardo: De Vries can “get back up” after losing AlphaTauri F1 drive

F1 rookie de Vries was dropped by the Faenza team last week and has been replaced by former McLaren driver Ricciardo from this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Hamilton: De Vries F1 sacking "how Red Bull works"

De Vries was sacked by Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko last week after a disappointing first half to the 2023 campaign.

Motorsport

Hamilton: De Vries sacking “how Red Bull works” in F1

De Vries was sacked by Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko last week after a disappointing first half to the 2023 campaign.

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Perez: Ricciardo AlphaTauri F1 move “doesn’t change anything”

Many observers see Ricciardo’s arrival at AlphaTauri as the replacement for Nyck de Vries as in effect a holding situation and an opportunity for the Australian to put in a claim for a return to a Red Bull Racing seat.

Autosport

Perez: Ricciardo's AlphaTauri F1 move “doesn’t change anything”

Motorsport

Ricciardo: Working with former race engineer helped rebuild confidence in F1 sim

Ricciardo is making a shock comeback with his old Faenza team from this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, replacing rookie Nyck de Vries, who was moved aside after 10 races.

Autosport

Ricciardo: Working with former race engineer helped me rebuild confidence in F1 sim

Ricciardo is making a shock comeback with his old Faenza team from this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, replacing rookie Nyck de Vries, who was moved aside after 10 races.

Motorsport

Tsunoda: De Vries' F1 feedback like Lauda in Rush movie

De Vries was dropped by the Faenza team last week in favour of Daniel Ricciardo just 10 races into his rookie season.

Autosport

Magazine: Assessing the wider impact of Ricciardo's F1 return

Sebastian Vettel described de Vries’s sacking as “brutal”, and it’s hard not to feel sorry for the Dutchman. Ten races for AlphaTauri is not really enough, particularly as the AT04 is far from the team’s best.

Autosport

De Vries: Seeing AlphaTauri F1 chance end "hurts"

De Vries was ousted from his AlphaTauri seat by Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko on Tuesday just 10 grands prix into his rookie season, in which he failed to get on par with team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.

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Sports Illustrated

Nyck de Vries’ Discharge Is Further Evidence of F1’s Ruthless Ways

The Dutch driver was released by Red Bull following the British Grand Prix, where he spoke about his F1 experience, how he has been dealing with the intense media pressure and more.

Autosport

Ricciardo "pitching" for Red Bull F1 to take him over Perez for 2025

As Ricciardo prepares for his F1 comeback at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the Australian is well aware that he is going to face a pretty challenging time in an AlphaTauri car that has left the team at the bottom of the constructors' championship standings.

Motorsport

Ricciardo "pitching" for Red Bull to take him over Perez for 2025

Evening Standard

Sebastian Vettel questions ‘brutal’ decision to sack F1 rookie Nyck de Vries

AlphaTauri’s decision to sack Nyck de Vries after only ten races has been described as “brutal” by Sebastian Vettel.

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Vettel: De Vries F1 sacking was “harsh” and “brutal”

Vettel drove for the Faenza-based team when it was known as Toro Rosso before moving to Red Bull and winning four world championships prior to leaving for Ferrari.

Autosport

Ricciardo "not scared" of AlphaTauri F1 return challenge

De Vries was ousted just 10 races into his rookie F1 season after failing to match AlphaTauri team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, with Red Bull calling up its third driver Ricciardo to replace the Dutchman from next week's Hungarian Grand Prix onwards.

Motorsport

Lawson understands why AlphaTauri chose Ricciardo over him for F1 seat

Off the back of his early success in Super Formula, Lawson had been thought of as a contender to make the step up to F1 as early as this year in the event that Red Bull elected to replace de Vries amid the rookie’s struggles.

Autosport

Autosport Podcast: The impact of AlphaTauri's F1 driver change

The team has acted swiftly after the Dutchman's difficult start to the season, with former McLaren driver Ricciardo returning to a race role.

Daily Mirror

Helmut Marko gives cold explanation for axing Nyck de Vries in favour of Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull stalwart Marko was the man who made the decision to hire De Vries in the first place, against Christian Horner's advice, and was also the man who swung the axe on Tuesday

Autosport

Marko: No reason to delay dropping de Vries from AlphaTauri F1 team

On Tuesday AlphaTauri and parent team Red Bull announced de Vries would make way for Red Bull's third driver Daniel Ricciardo from next week's Hungarian Grand Prix, meaning the Australian will make a shock return with his former team halfway into his sabbatical from F1.

Daily Mirror

Daniel Ricciardo sends message to F1 fans as controversial return confirmed

Daniel Ricciardo is replacing Nyck de Vries in the AlphaTauri hotseat after just 10 races of the Formula 1 season and has now issued his response to supporters following Red Bull’s bold call

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