Nyck de Vries’s exit from AlphaTauri has made multiple headlines so far, after Nyck de Vries’s poor performance compared to his teammate Yuki Tsunoda. Nyck, who has been buddies with Max Verstappen has fallen behind compared to his friend who leads the Championship as of now. Nyck de Vries was not performing well with his best result being a P12, after which the news of him getting fired came out.
Daniel Ricciardo who was in the talks of replacing Sergio Perez, replaced Nyck de Vries in AphaTauri. Nyck de Vries was first chosen to be a driver for AlphaTauri after his performance in replacement of Alex Albon. He had finished P9 as a substitute to Alex Albon after which AlphaTauri had taken him into the team. He is a Formula 2 Champion and has also been a Formula E driver.
After his shift to Formula 1, he was first signed as a third driver in Mercedes. He was fired from the AlphaTauri team to replace him with Daniel Ricciardo, and soon after he was seen with his ex-boss Toto Wolff. After his sudden exit from the team, fans also raised concerns about how harsh it was for him. While fans expressed how they felt about Nyck’s harsh exit. Another ex-driver of Red Bull had something to say too.
Sebastian Vettel sympathizes with Nyck de Vries’s brutal departure
Sebastian Vettel, who was a driver for the Red Bull team also talked about how harsh Nyck’s exit had been. He said that while he was happy about Daniel’s return to Formula 1. He also said he was happy for him to drive for AlphaTauri. But as much as he was happy for Ricciardo he said that Nyck’s departure had been very harsh.
“Maybe things didn’t happen for him the way he expected, or people expected. But it’s also a bit harsh when it comes to a very sudden stop like that. It’s brutal.” he said.
He then went on to praise Nyck and his driving skills. Vettel talked about the time he had met Nyck de Vries and had a chance to talk to him. He said,
“I met him last year for the first time and he seemed like a really good person, and he is a good driver, he won the F2 championship, he won international championships. So he’s well recognized and I hope that this sort of dent doesn’t give a dent to his career. People tend to do that, and that’s not right.”
He sympathized with Nyck de Vries’s brutal departure and worried that it might dent his career. Vettel said that he wants Nyck to have a great career ahead. Raising concerns that this brutal and harsh exit could interfere with his work life and might not get him any opportunities.