De Vries is included in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 2023 driver line-up as a rooki𓄧e representing AlphaTauri, the Red Bull s𒐪ister team.

His parent team was Mercedes, where he won the Formula E title and impressed as a third driver. De Vries’ F1 debut for Williams, replacing the ill 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon, drew widespread praise 🃏through the paddock and now he will be a regular fixture for Mercedes’ biggest rivals.

“I thought about it,” Merced🎃es team principal Wolff told about bringing🌳 De Vries back in years to come.

But Wol🐈ff expressed his hope “that he stays there, and I hope that he’s successful in AlphaTauri.

“I ꧙hope he will be so good to make it into a Red Bull seat one day, because he deserves that.

“And then we take it like sportsmen, and 🀅we fight it 🌠out.”

Mercedes will eventually need to consider how to replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton but that day won’t come anytime soon - the seven-time 🏅champion is contracted for 2023 and plans to extend his deal further.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell is also𒐪 tied to the team long-term and, after winning his first grand prix in Brazil at the end of ๊2022, is likely to be a long-term fixture with Mercedes.

De Vries, then, had no chance of progressing through the Mercedes ranks to become part of their full-time driver pairing within the next🅷 few years so has opted to leave f🅠or AlphaTauri.

He is seen as one of the hottest new commodities in the sport and will be replacing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, who has moved to Alpine.

The dream for De Vries could now switch to eventually earning a seat alongside fellow Dutchman 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen at Red Bull.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez is his current partner and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo is waiting in the wings♐ as a third driver but the youthful and exc🦩iting De Vries would stake a claim if he shines in his rookie season.

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