Nyck de Vries<\/strong>\u2019 debut season in Formula 1 has so far been an underwhelming one, as the Dutchman has failed to live up to what Red Bull expected from him following his heroic 2022 rookie appearance.<\/p>\n Oracle Red Bull Racing’s<\/a> sister side Scuderia AlphaTauri snapped at the chance of signing De Vries after he finished ninth on his F1 debut last season, after replacing Alex Albon<\/strong> at Williams Racing from FP3 onwards at the Italian Grand Prix. Albon was ruled out after being diagnosed with appendicitis, awarding De Vries the chance of a lifetime.<\/p>\n As well documented, the 28-year-old thrived at the chance, which ultimately came with the reward of a seat for 2023 at AlphaTauri. With him certainly being one of the oldest rookies in recent years and experienced across several championships, Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko<\/strong> expected him to lead the Faenza-based team.<\/p>\n That so far hasn\u2019t happened, with Yuki Tsunoda<\/strong> seemingly flying the AlphaTauri flag alone. Eight races into his full debut season and De Vries is yet to score a point, something which is now hurting the team. AlphaTauri literally hit rock-bottom in the Constructors\u2019 Championship at the Canadian Grand Prix, where De Vries endured another race to forget.<\/p>\n De Vries started from P17 following yet another Q1 elimination; however, he did at least qualify ahead of his team-mate. He actually had a fairly strong first half of the race, as he found himself in P13 come Lap 35\/70. This is where things went wrong though, whilst battling Haas\u2019 Kevin Magnussen<\/strong> who was yet to pit.<\/p>\n As they approached the braking zone for the opening corner, De Vries dived to the inside and out-braked himself, although in his defence he stayed within the white lines. De Vries’ attempt forced Magnussen off the track but the Dane rejoined on the inside of De Vries at Turn 2, with their duel having continued as they approached Turn 3.<\/p>\n De Vries tried to dive down Magnussen\u2019s inside again; however, he locked-up and sent the pair of them into the runoff area. When he eventually reversed back onto the circuit, De Vries was last. The AlphaTauri driver went on to be the last running car across the line.<\/p>\n Interestingly, he didn’t receive a penalty. The stewards deemed it to be a racing incident. Despite not being penalised, it can be argued that De Vries still received a punishment, as the collision ended any hope of a first top 10 finish of 2023.<\/p>\n Magnussen and De Vries BOTH go down the run-off! \ud83d\ude2c pic.twitter.com\/MUTejySARK<\/a><\/p>\n — Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhat Happened in Montreal?<\/h3>\n
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