Nick de Vries won the Formula 2 title in 2019, but failed to make it to Formula 1 because there were no suitable vacancies in the championship teams at the time. Nick continued his career in the Formula E electric series, where he drove for the Mercedes works team and won the championship last season.
But only now have conditions worked out for him so well that Nick will make his Formula 1 debut in 2023 as part of AlphaTauri – at the start of the season he is already 28 years old.
This year Felipe Drugovic became the F2 champion and Aston Martin immediately invited the 22-year-old Brazilian to their youth program and signed a reserve pilot contract with him.
At a press conference at Suzuka today, Aston Martin F1 CEO Mike Krak was asked what qualities young drivers need who dream of Formula 1 – perhaps Nick de Vries’ example shows that in addition to talent and hard work, patience is needed?
“Yes, patience is needed,” Krak replied. – It is common for drivers not to become champions at the end of their debut season in F3 or F2, they are considered “forever second”, but this is a misjudgment, especially in the case of Nick.
We watched Felipe and were impressed by his mature way of working. In most races he didn’t lose his head, kept his cool, successfully crossed the finish line – and at the same time he was one of those not included in a youth program.
He chose his own path and achieved very serious successes. And the fact that he didn’t choose the most famous team for his third season in Formula 2 is, in my opinion, a testament to his confidence in himself and his abilities.
We were very impressed with the way he won the title with MP Motorsport and I think Drugovic and his entourage are very professional people who are well versed in motorsport. She and Felipe have the necessary patience to get into F1.
Felipe will train in our car in Abu Dhabi on Friday and will also participate in the youth tests that take place after the season finale. Then let’s see what the coming year has in store for us. We have already started discussing a program of joint work, but it is clear that our aim is to promote his professional growth so that the level of Felipe’s preparation becomes such that he will be ready to enter Formula 1 at any time. to move.
Source: F1 News
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