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Nyck de Vries has opened up on how he “felt double pressure” to produce results during his short-lived stint racing in F1 with Red Bull’s satellite team in 2023.
Nyck de Vries impressed Red Bull with his debut performance at Williams at Monza in 2022, leading to him being signed by the team to partner with AlphaTauri. Initially expected to be the team leader, de Vries struggled to match the performance of his teammate Yuki Tsunoda in the uncompetitive AT04 car. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko later admitted that choosing de Vries was his biggest mistake, despite the Dutchman’s past successes in Formula 2 and Formula E. De Vries faced immense pressure both internally and externally during his brief F1 stint, which affected his performance and ultimately led to his early exit from the team. Despite the challenges, de Vries harbors no resentment towards Red Bull and remains grateful for the opportunity, as he had already established himself in other racing series like Formula E and WEC.
