The Dutch driver has found the going tough so far in 2023, to the extent where only himself and fellow rookie Logan Sargeant<\/strong> are yet to score a point. As a result, he sits joint-last in the Drivers\u2019 Championship, a position no driver wants to find themselves.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old has been prone to errors in the opening eight rounds of the season, most recently at the Canadian Grand Prix. In Montreal, he forced himself and Kevin Magnussen<\/strong> off the circuit, causing him to fall to the very back. The blunder ended any slim hope of a points finish, something which was definitely achievable.<\/p>\n The Scuderia AlphaTauri driver also made noticeable mistakes in Azerbaijan and Miami, two races which certainly didn\u2019t increase his market price. Quite clearly, his rookie campaign is yet to stun the world, causing his future with the team to be questioned already.<\/p>\n The Uitwellingerga-born driver has been shown a \u201cyellow card\u201d by Marko, indicating that the pressure is certainly on De Vries to improve, and quickly. Putting increased pressure on a rookie is a dangerous game though, especially so early in his F1 career.<\/p>\n Due to his struggles this season, some have questioned why AlphaTauri signed De Vries in the first place. The answer is pretty simple, the 2022 Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n De Vries was present in Monza last season to drive for the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team in Free Practice 1, due to being Mercedes\u2019 reserve driver. Staggeringly, all but one Mercedes customer team used De Vries during an FP1 session last season, as part of a young driver regulation.<\/p>\n De Vries assumed his weekend was over following the FP1 session for Aston Martin; however, he received an unexpected call on the Saturday morning. De Vries received a call from Williams Racing asking him to replace Alex Albon, following a diagnosis of appendicitis for the Thai driver.<\/p>\n Just like that, De Vries found himself in Albon\u2019s car from Free Practice 3 onwards, giving him his time to shine. Shine he did, as the Dutchman not only progressed to Q2 in qualifying, but he also finished ninth in the race. This was staggeringly the Grove-based team\u2019s joint-best result of the year, something which caught Marko\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n Almost immediately after his heroic debut, De Vries was jetting off for a meeting with Marko, which ultimately ended up with him signing a contract to replace Alpine-bound Pierre Gasly<\/strong>. Marko was clearly a big fan of De Vries, who also claimed the Formula 2 title in 2019 and the Formula E crown in 2021.<\/p>\n However, with a few days until Oracle Red Bull Racing\u2019s<\/a> home race in Spielberg, the 80-year-old has admitted that a key figure in the Red Bull family didn’t agree with De Vries being signed for 2023.<\/p>\n Driver of the day and finishing in the points on your F1 debut, what a day for Nyck de Vries in Monza. pic.twitter.com\/8s0ANDYPyT<\/a><\/p>\n — Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/SI202303180288_hires_jpeg_24bit_rgb1-300x200.jpg\")
<\/p>\nWhy Did AlphaTauri Choose De Vries?<\/h3>\n
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