Nyck de Vries’ sister speaks out after F1 star ‘sacked’ by AlphaTauri

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Nyck de Vries’ sister has spoken out after her brother was reportedly sacked as driver of F1 team AlphaTauri. The Dutchman has spent less than a year at the team before being let go, having struggled to impress the likes of Helmut Marko at Red Bull who is overseeing his development.

Though AlphaTauri are yet to confirm the sacking, De Vries’ sister Seychell has seemingly confirmed the decision on Instagram – having posted a picture of herself on her story next to a photo of her brother captioned “Always got your back” with a heart emoji.

Viaplay commentator Allard Kalff has claimed that De Vries has been sacked with immediate effect after Marko has lost patience with the driver – having reportedly previously given him an ultimatum earlier in the year having failed to top a best finish of 12th this campaign.

Several outlets have already suggested that Daniel Ricciardo is in line to replace the 28-year-old at AlphaTauri having taken up a position at Red Bull as their reserve driver behind Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez this season.

Ricciardo took part in a Pirelli tyre test on behalf of Red Bull on Tuesday at Silverstone as Christian Horner has already teased the possibility of the popular Australian returning to the grid.

He could join Yuki Tsunoda at AlphaTauri who has impressed despite the car’s limitations, which may have piled more pressure on De Vries, as Ricciardo may make his comeback after a disappointing spell alongside British Grand Prix runner-up Lando Norris at McLaren last year.

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De Vries, F2 champion in 2019, is set to depart AlphaTauri without a single race point to his name but had been warned by Marko that if results did not improve then he would have no qualms with pulling the trigger.

“We spoke to De Vries and he agrees with us, he needs to improve,” Marko told F1 Insider. “The gap to team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who is doing a great job, is too big.

“To use footballer jargon, Nick has a yellow card but not the red one yet. If he improves, a driver change will not be an issue.”

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