Austrian Formula 1 expert Philipp Eng spoke highly of Nyck de Vries’ GP debut on Sunday in Monza. He praised the Dutchman for his Williams performance.
As part of the sports program “Sport & Talk from Hangar-7” on ServusTV, TV expert Philipp Eng spoke regarding Formula 1 in Monza on Monday. The new hopeful Nyck de Vries, who drove the Williams on P9 at the GP debut as a substitute for the sick Alex Albon, was also an issue. The Dutchman moved Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin racer in the first practice session on Friday.
“It was madness. You can’t take your hat off enough,” enthused Eng. “It was a completely different car, you have to see it that way. You can’t move from one car to another and everything feels natural. It’s a different seating positions and more. De Vries was completely thrown in at the deep end. The fact that he can then score two points is a terrific achievement. »
Regarding the problems getting out of the car – the Dutchman had severe arm cramps in parc fermé and even asked for help from the team – Eng says: “Of course you prepare yourself, with shoulder and neck training. But if you don’t drive often enough, that doesn’t help much.”
And the Salzburg DTM driver says: “I would really like him to be able to drive more often. If I were the team boss, I would put him in the car right away. It’s not good for Nicolas Latifi either.”
Italian-GP, Monza
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:20:27,511 h
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +2,446 sec
03. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +3,405
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +5,061
05. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +5,380
06. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +6,091
07. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +6.207
08. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, +6,396
09. Nyck de Vries (NL), Williams, +7.122
10. Guanyu Zhou (RC), Alfa Romeo, +7,910
11. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +8,323
12. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas, +8,549
13. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1 Rde
14. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1 Rde
15. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, +1 Rde
16. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Rde
Out
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren, engine failure
Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, Energy Recovery
Fernando Alonso (E), Alpine, water loss, engine overheats
Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin, energy recovery
Championship status (following 16 of 22 races)
driver
01. Verstappen 335 points
02. Leclerc 219
03. Pérez 210
04. Russell 203
05. Sainz 187
06. Hamilton 168
07. Norris 88
08. Ocon 66
09. Alonso 59
10. Bottas 46
11. Gasly 22
12. Magnussen 22
13. Vettel 20
14. Ricciardo 19
15. Schumacher 12
16. Tsunoda 11
17. Zhou 6
18. Stroll 5
19. Albon 4
20. DeVries 2
21. Latif 0
22. Nico Hülkenberg (D) 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 545 Punkte
02. Ferrari 406
03. Mercedes 371
04. Alpine 125
05. McLaren 107
06. Alfa Romeo 52
07. Haas 34
08. AlphaTauri 33
09. Aston Martin 25
10. Williams 6
