The FIA Formulation 2 and Formulation E champion was dropped by the Crimson Bull steady solely 10 races into his full-time rookie F1 season in favour of a return for Daniel Ricciardo.
Crimson Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko reckoned de Vries “didn’t do one super lap that really amazed us” as he struggled to rival team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.
De Vries posted on social media: “In fact, it hurts that the F1 probability I dreamed of for thus lengthy ended prematurely. However life will not be a vacation spot, it’s a journey, and generally it’s a must to take the laborious highway to get the place you wish to be.”
Whereas de Vries considers his choices, Mercedes F1 engineering director Andrew Shovlin has mentioned the 28-year-old Dutch driver could be “welcome” again at Brackley in a reserve position.
Nevertheless, he reckons de Vries will as an alternative covet a return to a front-lone race seat moderately than take a job out of the limelight.
Requested by Autosport if there was a spot for de Vries at Mercedes, Shovlin mentioned: “I feel Nyck shall be searching for extra than simply to change into a simulator driver so he’ll wish to be doing racing.
“I’ve solely spoken to him by textual content, and he mentioned he’ll let me know the way his plans are approaching.
“He was definitely very helpful for us in that position and could be welcome to get him again in that position. However I believe his focus shall be on discovering race seats.
Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14, leads Nyck de Vries, AlphaTauri AT04
Photograph by: James Sutton / Motorsport Images
“If it’s not in Formulation 1, in another huge and aggressive sequence. He’s clearly very proficient: an F2 champion, a Formulation E champion, which is a really tough sequence to win.
“He’ll be wanting again to get right into a successful seat once more.”
De Vries, who gained his Formulation E title with Mercedes, was contracted to the F1 group as a take a look at and reserve driver from 2020-22.
He was additionally in line to deputise for its powertrain buyer groups Williams, Aston Martin and McLaren.
When Alex Albon was sidelined by appendicitis, de Vries impressed by scoring ninth within the 2022 Italian Grand Prix for Williams.
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Mercedes has since changed de Vries with former Haas driver Mick Schumacher to check the W14 and carry out of the bulk of the team’s simulator work.
Since de Vries was let go, he has been photographed with Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff.