Nyck de Vries has confirmed he met Helmut Marko in Austria as the Dutchman's links to AlphaTauri become stronger. F1
A week ago, it seemed De Vries was not even in contention for the AlphaTauri seat. Red Bull had chosen Pierre Gasly’s successor and were working on persuading the FIA to bend their rules in order to allow American Colton Herta to race.so for De Vries, timing was everything. As he settled down in the Mercedes motorhome at Monza, he was informed that instead of appearing on a show for Formula 1, he will be making his debut in the sport in the Williams.
With the Herta attempt looking like a dead end, Red Bull appear to have switched tact and are instead targeting the 27-year-old Dutchman for theSpeaking on the Dutch television show Humberto op Zaterdag, De Vries confirmed he had traveled to Austria to meet Red Bull advisor Marko. “Largely, that is beyond my control. I have been in talks with Williams for a long time, and I was also able to make my debut there last weekend.
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