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Toyota: ‘No comment’ over de Vries replacing Lopez
According to sources, Nyck de Vries is set to join the Toyota Gazoo Racing team for the upcoming season after losing his Formula 1 drive earlier this year. Initially, de Vries was supposed to race for Toyota this year but chose a seat with AlphaTauri instead. If de Vries joins Toyota, it is expected that he will replace Jose Maria Lopez in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid alongside Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway. Toyota has not commented on the situation yet. De Vries has had success in Formula 2 and Formula E, as well as competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the WEC series in LMP2 machinery. The #7 Toyota trio currently sits second in the 2023 WEC Drivers’ standings.
Source: Motorsport Week
