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De Vries poised for 2024 Toyota WEC seat after AlphaTauri F1 exit
According to sources, 28-year-old Nyck de Vries is expected to take the race seat originally intended for him in the upcoming season, after being the reserve driver for Toyota in 2022. He had a clause in his contract that allowed him to switch to Formula 1. It is likely that he will replace Jose Maria Lopez in the #7 crew for 2024 alongside Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway. Lopez had originally been set to be replaced by de Vries in 2023 but the Dutch driver signed with AlphaTauri instead. Toyota has not yet confirmed a race deal for de Vries, and their team director downplayed the possibility of his joining the team. Meanwhile, Lopez has not yet confirmed his future with Toyota for the upcoming season.
Source: motorsport
