With the Silverstone Grand Prix coming to an end, McLaren saw an amazing result for themselves. Meanwhile, AlphaTauri seemed to have struggled at the back of the grid. AlphaTauri has seen their team struggle throughout the season. As Red Bull is branding the AlphaTauri team, their performance has not been up to par. While they have seen significant good performances, they may not be the best.
AlphaTauri’s drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Nyck De Vries have shown maximum efforts. But after the British Grand Prix, there may seem a change in the team. While Yuki Tsunoda got the team some great results with P10 and P11 throughout the season, de Vries seems to have disappointed everyone with his performance. His personal best had only been a P12 at Monaco where he had finished in front of his teammate.
While there have been talks of Daniel Ricciardo replacing Sergio Perez in Red Bull. It might not be true after all. As Daniel Ricciardo plans to see himself in the AlphaTauri car instead. With Nyck de Vries’ poor performance, seems like AlphaTauri might need an experienced driver to save their team. He had earned a 9th position as a reserve driver for Williams after Alex Albon had needed a substitute for the race. de Vries had earned himself a place at AlphaTauri.
Will Nyck De Vries leave Formula 1?
As his performance seems to not improve at any cost, the team may have taken a decision. Helmut had been asked if Daniel Ricciardo would be in a Red Bull car but Helmut had dismissed the rumors. He had made it clear that Sergio Perez was not going to be replaced. But when asked if he was going to replace Nyck de Vries instead Helmut had just answered saying, “And then we’ll see what happens next, we’ll look at the tire tests and then we can talk.”
🚨 | Daniel Ricciardo is set to replace Nyck de Vries after the summer break, as per F1-Insider sources
The rest of the season would be about comparing Tsunoda and Ricciardo.
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Daniel Ricciardo has been said to be training. After his McLaren debacle where he had poorly performed. He had come back to Red Bull as their third driver. Ricciardo has been said to be doing a good job at the simulator now. While Helmut has been keeping the situation under wraps, F1 Insider has mentioned that Daniel Ricciardo is set to replace Nyck de Vries by the summer break.
Once Daniel Ricciardo has been set into the AlphaTauri car, he will be compared to Yuki Tsunoda’s performance. While there has been no official statement from Daniel Ricciardo. The talks have been said to be progressing further. As Daniel Ricciardo’s seat alongside Yuki Tsunoda has been confirmed. Max Verstappen’s buddy, Nyck de Vries has fallen back and therefore will be seeing the consequences.