Nyck de Vries is thrilled that he "grabbed this opportunity with both hands" after producing an impressive performance on his Formula 1 debut.
When Alex Albon was diagnosed with appendicitis and taken to hospital for surgery on Saturday, he was the man they turned to. De Vries was already at the track, having taken part in FP1 for Aston Martin, and drove a Williams in practice earlier this year.
Expectations were not too high, given it was his competitive debut in F1. But he very much made the most of the opportunity to impress by finishing ninth – scoring two championship points for Williams and securing their best result of the season do far.
