“Everyone walks their own path,”: Nyck De Vries disregards speculation about his age as he enters F1 in his late 20’s
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Nyck De Vries, the 2023 AlphaTauri driver has talked about getting an opportunity in F1 in his late 20s and has indicated that everyone has got their own path to follow.
Nyck De Vries was nowhere in the running for the AlphaTauri seat for next year, but a surprise opportunity at Williams in the current campaign brought him back from the dead, and now after years of toiling hard in other race categories, he has finally secured an F1 seat with the Red Bull sister team for next year.
The Dutchman is currently 27 years old and is going to be 28 by the time the 2023 season of the sport comes knocking on the door, and De Vries while stressing about it added, “Everyone walks their own path, so regardless of my age or how I got here, I think it’s almost irrelevant. I think getting the opportunity when the time is right is all that matters in the end.”
“For me personally, it’s obviously been a rollercoaster journey and it does feel even – kind of – better to now get the chance. At times I probably would have thought it would have been less likely to ever [realise] my dream, but at the same time, I never really gave up on it.”
He further added, “[Monza] was very overwhelming, [but] at the same time, I think my experience and maturity helped me remain very grounded. It was a great experience and I’m very grateful for everything that happened that weekend.”
Nyck De Vries is looking forward to working with Yuki Tsunoda in 2023
Nyck De Vries, for the first time in his racing career, is going to be seen donning the AphaTauri gear during the 2023 F1 campaign, and while he is excited about the opportunity, he is also looking forward to working with Yuki Tsunoda, who has been with the team since 2021.
While talking about partnering up with Tsunoda, De Vries added, “When he was in F2 I was one of his biggest supporters. He’s obviously an entertaining young guy and he’s not afraid to speak his opinion. I enjoy watching him.”
“He’s very talented and very quick. I’m sure we’ll have a great time together, and I look forward to joining him. It’ll be the first time in my career I’ll have a smaller teammate than me! But we figured we still have the same shoe size!”
Considering how well De Vries has spoken about Yuki Tsunoda, it will be a fascinating watch to see them going up against each other during the 2023 campaign. Who are you backing to have a better season for the Red Bull sister team between the two drivers?
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