The Dutchman Jeroen Blekemolen has competed in many a racing series and now writes a column about the performance of his compatriots in Formula 1. And this time it is not about Max Verstappen’s next victory, but about Nick de Vries’ results.
Jeroen Blekemolen: “What a race… With red flags, safety cars. Max won again and Nick is not doing well so far.
The start of the season turned out to be unsuccessful for him. You can tell he is learning, although this is not easy given the experience he already has. He raced in many different series, but in Formula 1 it is almost nothing. This step is very difficult to take.
Stoffel Vandorn, Nick’s old Formula E teammate, recently said: “Formula 1 is another game where you really have to integrate.”
Nick does not have to despair under any circumstances, even if something does not go the way he would like. Not only does he have a lot of experience, de Vries is also a very smart rider. He often faced setbacks in his career, but he always succeeded – and eventually this led him to Formula 1.
We all know that in Formula 1 it is very important to have a fast car. It is clear that AlphaTauri is not the leader in this indicator, but we do not have more accurate data. On Friday, during one of the practices, Nick finished 12th, just over a second behind Max – it seems like a lot, but in Australia he performed better in qualifying than in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, reaching second for the first time part. There’s a sense that Nick is making progress, which is great!
Source: F1 News

I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.