Under-fire Nyck de Vries determined to ‘prove Helmut Marko wrong’ amid F1 future speculation
The Dutchman has faced a difficult start to his first full F1 season and is one of just two drivers yet to score a point in the openin𒁃g eight races of the 2023 campaign.
An underwhelming start to life at AlphaTauri has led to speculation over de Vries’ future, with Marko only ramping up the pressure b𒁏y admitting that🔴 Christian Horner was right to have reservations about signing him.
Asked on The Inside Li๊ne podcast if he an🌳d Red Bull team principal Horner often disagree about driver appointments, Marko said: "Not often, but sometimes we do. The last one... I would say de Vries.
"Basically it's AlphaTauri, but we're a big family and we get opinions. He [Horner] was not a fan of 💟De Vries. I would say at the moment it looks like he was right."
Speaking on Thursd😼ay ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, de Vries addressed Marko’s comments.
“I think Dr. Marko would appreciate 🍰if I🍌 proved him wrong on track,” he said.
“That’s all I kind of feel about it and is within 🦂my control. So that’s it.”
Asked whether there’s anything he can do to ea😼se the pressure on himself,💮 de Vries replied: “Yeah but, equally, there is no need to force anything.
“I think whenever you are trying harder or trying to force something that is not kind of ready then it won’t happen, and then mistak𒁃es will happen.
“So I think the key i꧋s to just continue as we are and continue to focus on the job, remain patient, and then I think the potential is there s🃏o it’s just a matter of time for things to come together.”
De Vries has been backed to turn around his form by teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda, who also endured a tricky start to his maiden F1 campaign with Alpha🌱Tauri in 20🍌21.
"I think Nyck just has to put ꦿit aꩵll together," Tsunoda said.
"I think the pace is there, so he just needs to find a good rhythm be💯cause so far in most♕ of the races probably he struggled a lot in terms of consistency.
"I thi🍃nk in the end he'🅘ll get there because in past races and past results, with what he achieved he's showing that he can do it, so I'm sure he'll get there."
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