Double drop for the news late on Friday night/early Saturday morning. You will probably wale up to a big change to 2023’s grid.
Pierre Gasly was announced to depart the Scuderia Alpha Tauri team and immediately afterwards the red bull junior side announced his replacement im the form of Dutch driver Nyck De Vries.
It was strongly rumoured for the last few weeks that the contract was in discussion with the team and driver.
“I’m extremely excited to be joining Scuderia AlphaTauri for 2023 and I want to thank both Red Bull and the team for giving me the opportunity to drive in F1.
“After F2, I took a slightly different path with motorsport, but F1 has always been my dream and I’m grateful to be able to fulfil it.
“I’ve had a lot of chances to experience the 2022 car this year and I think that has put me in a great position for the upcoming season, I hope this has helped to prepare me for what is to come.
“Having spent most of my teenage years in Italy for karting, I’ve always felt at home there, so for me it’s great to be joining an Italian team, that already has a real family feel, and I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and to start to build our relationship before the next season.”
Nyck de Vries
Its safe to say, a lot of people will be very happy for the new Dutchman on the grid.