Nyck de Vries

Nyck de Vries will make his Formula 1 debut for Williams at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, after Alex Albon was taken unwell with appendicitis.

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Nyck de Vries has been chosen to replace Alexander Albon for the remainder of the race weekend in Italy. The Dutchman will make his racing debut in Formula ...

Alex is in good spirits and the team wishes him a speedy recovery.— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) [Williams](/en/f1-teams/williams) in Italy as a replacement for Albon. The Dutchman will make his racing debut in [Formula 1](/en/race-classes/formula-1).

Nyck de Vries says he thinks he deserves a chance in a Formula 1 race seat for next year, with him once again running in an FP1 session this weekend in ...

But ultimately it’s not up to me to decide a driver line-up.” It does seem as though he is more in the mix for next year than he perhaps ever has been, though, and he’ll be holding onto that glimmer of hope for as long as it exists. He’s pushed as much as he can and performed well in other series but there’s still a chance that isn’t going to be enough for 2023. [Williams](https://www.givemesport.com/williams), Mercedes and [Aston Martin](https://www.givemesport.com/aston-martin) here at Monza with all three running Merc power and that in itself should be a sign that teams clearly trust him to do a decent job behind the wheel and accrue good data, but he’s just not managed to convert that into something more permanent in the sport. He’s being linked to the second Williams set alongside Alex Albon for 2023, however, with Nicholas Latifi’s contract yet to be sorted for next season and the Dutchman believes he’s done enough to earn a shot on the grid next year, though obviously it’s he’s at the mercy of what the teams decide. [Mercedes](https://www.givemesport.com/mercedes)‘ books as a reserve driver but has obviously found Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and, most recently, George Russell standing in his way of a drive there, with him instead limited to FP1 runs at best this season.

Nyck de Vries has had a decorating racing career. He has tasted success in Formula 2 and Formula E before making his way into the Formula 1 set up.

Vries joined the GP3 in 2016 and then got the ticket for Formula 2 in 2018. Alex is in good spirits and the team wishes him a speedy recovery. He switched to Formula E in 2019/20 and became the champion in the 2020/21 season. "Williams Racing can confirm that, after feeling unwell this morning and seeking medical advice from the FIA and local hospital, Alex Albon is now undergoing treatment for appendicitis," Willaims team posted in a tweet. Resultingly, Vries has been drafted in for the remainder of the Italian GP including the qualifying and Sunday race. He has tasted success in Formula 2 and Formula E, having won the Formula 2 title in 2019 with ART Grand Prix.

The Williams driver is to be replaced while he recovers by Nyck de Vries, who makes his Formula 1 race debut. De Vries has already been on track at Monza for he ...

“Following on from this, we can confirm the team’s reserve driver, Nyck de Vries, will drive in place of Alex for the remainder of the Italian Grand Prix weekend. Now the Dutchman, a former F2 and Formula E champion, will switch to the Williams garage to partner Nicholas Latifi for the rest of the weekend. De Vries has already been on track at Monza for he took part in FP1 for Aston Martin on Friday – the third team this season he has represented in a ‘rookie driver test’.

Nyck de Vries went from enjoying a cappuccino in the Paddock Club to replacing Alex Albon at Williams in the blink of an eye at Monza.

“Yeah, but in the end there’s no point to worry and think about things too much,” said De Vries. But I try also to enjoy the moment. “Actually how I lost my last run in Q2 was it was Nicholas’ wheel, because that’s closer, but I was used to Alex’s switches and accidentally hit something,” he said. “These mistakes weren’t great and on the first run of Q2 we made a small change. His final Q2 attempt then ended with a lock-up at the start of the lap. I feel very sorry for Alex and I hope he is okay and wishing him a speedy recovery.

Well, that was unexpected. Nyck de Vries will need to dig out his Williams race suit as he'll be making his F1 debut in Monza this weekend.

Alex is in good spirits and the team wishes him a speedy recovery. He’s also the Mercedes reserve driver, which is why he’s probably been called up! He’ll be jumping behind the wheel of the Williams as Alex Albon is unwell, and of course, we wish him a speedy recovery as he is undergoing treatment for appendicitis.

Alex Albon will miss the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix this weekend after coming down with appendicitis, but will be replaced by Mercedes-back Nyck de Vries.

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Nyck De Vries will start his maiden Grand Prix in the top 10 at Monza after being called up to drive for Williams just 90 minutes before the final practice ...

These mistakes weren’t great, but I think it was not bad. On the mistake which potentially cost him a place in Q3, he explained: “It was Nicholas’s wheel [he was using] but I was used to Alex’s switches and I accidentally hit something and the brake balance moved one-and-a-half per cent rearwards. It represents a fantastic opportunity for De Vries, who is one of the candidates to replace Nicholas Latifi in the Grove squad next season. It wasn’t perfect but nevertheless, we can be quite satisfied with what we did.” In fact, he almost reached Q3, only to brake too late on his final hot lap and go wide. Our sessions weren’t quite as smooth as I would have liked and we made some mistakes. Nevertheless, De Vries still qualified 13th which is set to become eighth once all the grid penalties are taken into account. [comments section below](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/de-vries-williams-monza-f1-27960456#comments-wrapper). [F1.](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/) “And then I received the call from Mercedes [the team he is contracted to] which asked me to come down ASAP and I was forwarded to Williams. [F1 penalty farce leaves drivers, fans and media in the dark over Italian Grand Prix grid](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/f1-grid-penalties-italian-gp-27960100) [F1](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/) race. [Albon, who has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will soon have surgery.](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/alex-albon-de-vries-williams-27957663)

Nyck de Vries will replace Alex Albon at Williams for the Italian Grand Prix after the Thai driver contracted appendicitis.

Williams are believed to be weighing up De Vries and American Formula 2 driver Logan Sargeant for the 2023 seat. The Dutchman, who won Formula 2 in 2019 and Formula E in 2021, is in the running to be Alex Albon's teammate next year as there is ongoing uncertainty about the future of Nicholas Latifi. Nyck de Vries will replace Alex Albon at Williams for the Italian Grand Prix after the Thai driver contracted appendicitis.

Nyck de Vries beat Nicholas Latifi in qualifying but Max Verstappen reckons that "may not be the best reference" for the F1 hopeful.

It all has to be a little bit.” In Spa already and here again. He added: “He quickly picked up a good pace. “It’s nice for Nyck and in the end I think it’s also a nice weekend to join Williams,” he said. Everyone knows that Nyck is a fast rider. “Nyck doesn’t win Formula E for nothing, and there are also a lot of good guys around.

Williams Racing can confirm that, after feeling unwell this morning and seeking medical advice from the FIA and local hospital, Alex Albon is now undergoing ...