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De Vries: Troubled Formula E pre-season testing not "an excuse"
Dutchman Nyck de Vries will be competing in the all-electric championship Formula E for the first time since 2022, following his brief stint in Formula 1 last season with AlphaTauri. Despite a challenging pre-season for Mahindra due to a battery fire and limited track time, de Vries remains optimistic about the upcoming Mexico City E-Prix on Saturday. He acknowledges the team’s need to make the most of the less-than-ideal situation and believes that they will learn and adapt as the season progresses. Additionally, this will be de Vries’ first time racing in the new Gen3 cars, as he had only briefly sampled them before his move to F1. He admits he is not fully integrated with the car yet, but is confident that he will continue to improve and move in the right direction.
