Ah, Daniel... As much as I love to daydream about his miraculous return to F1, you’re right that it’s highly (highlyyyyy) unlikely. I can see him doing two things if he still wants to race: waiting another year as “third driver” with Red Bull or swapping to Indycar. Personally I would love to see him in Indycar! The US would definitely embrace him with open arms.
If de Vries were to be replaced after summer break, Liam Lawson would definitely be the first option over Daniel Ricciardo. However, i think it's way too early in the season (and his F1 career) to be replaced. AlphaTauri isn't a team fighting at the top, so decisions like this aren't that urgent. As Helmut Marko said, he's only been given the "yellow card." Like you said though, anything is possible.
Yep, I think Lawson is first pick too, especially given he’s now leading the Super Formula championship 😱 Yeah, I think mid-season replacing de Vries would be fair, but agree that it’s probably too early now. I think there’s more pressure on de Vries because he’s not a traditional rookie, so Red Bull probably expected him to perform from day one.
I think he should race other stuff, with some urgency. He needs to perform well in a variety of series. Otherwise all that people will remember about him is that he collapsed at McLaren, totally mysteriously. And if that's all you have to go on, you couldn't possibly put him in an F1 seat.
Ah, Daniel... As much as I love to daydream about his miraculous return to F1, you’re right that it’s highly (highlyyyyy) unlikely. I can see him doing two things if he still wants to race: waiting another year as “third driver” with Red Bull or swapping to Indycar. Personally I would love to see him in Indycar! The US would definitely embrace him with open arms.
Yeah I think remaining as a third driver is more likely at the moment, though I would love to see him switch to Indycar!
If de Vries were to be replaced after summer break, Liam Lawson would definitely be the first option over Daniel Ricciardo. However, i think it's way too early in the season (and his F1 career) to be replaced. AlphaTauri isn't a team fighting at the top, so decisions like this aren't that urgent. As Helmut Marko said, he's only been given the "yellow card." Like you said though, anything is possible.
Yep, I think Lawson is first pick too, especially given he’s now leading the Super Formula championship 😱 Yeah, I think mid-season replacing de Vries would be fair, but agree that it’s probably too early now. I think there’s more pressure on de Vries because he’s not a traditional rookie, so Red Bull probably expected him to perform from day one.
I think he should race other stuff, with some urgency. He needs to perform well in a variety of series. Otherwise all that people will remember about him is that he collapsed at McLaren, totally mysteriously. And if that's all you have to go on, you couldn't possibly put him in an F1 seat.