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Ricciardo to replace De Vries at AlphaTauri from the Hungarian Grand Prix (www.formula1.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sboulema@programming.dev to c/formula1@lemmy.ml

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Daniel Ricciardo will make a sensational return to front-line Formula 1 racing at the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix, with the Australian set to replace Nyck de Vries at the AlphaTauri team for the rest of the season.

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[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

De Vries doesn't have any significant achievements when you actually look at the details of the F2 and FE championships he won. He's just not a good driver.

[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, he won a formula 2 and E championship without being a good driver.

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It took him 3 years to win the F2 championship and during the year he won, Latifi was his biggest competition.

The year he won the FE championship, there were tons of issues with the structure of qualifying and the races, and the championship standings don't reflect the skill of the drivers well. His average finishing position that year was 11th out of 22 drivers and he was in the best team. The following year with a revised system that was much better, he finished 9th while he teammate won the championship.

[–] TropicalBlueliner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wasn’t aware of his background… what made him standout to get the F1 seat? Surely the people making decisions knew all of this

[–] BarelyOriginal@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Last year during the Italian GP in Monza, de Vries did an FP session for Aston Martin. That same weekend Albon had a sudden case of appendicitis, taking him out of the GP for urgent medical treatment. Since de Vries was already present, Williams decided to put him in Albons seat. He finished the race 10th, after which multiple teams were considering to give him a seat for the 2023 season.

Edit: it was 9th position.

[–] ScreaminOctopus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

People seem to forget half the grid took an engine penalty that weekend, and that track was particularly suited to the williams. Wasn't impressive in the least.

[–] bill_1992@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Why even give him a seat in the first place then? The guy got 9th place last year in a Williams.