Nyck de Vries has been axed by AlphaTauri after just 10 races with the team, Mirror Sport understands.
The Dutchman joined after an impressive debut race with Williams at Monza last season. However, he has found Formula 1 to be a steep learning curve and has yet to score a point since that day in Italy.
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko, who oversees their young driver programme, has threatened De Vries with the axe on several occasions in recent weeks. And, as first reported by Dutch media, he now appears to have followed through.