From the moment you sit down to speak with Nyck de Vries, you can tell he really is raring to go.
It's understandable – he has waited a long time for the opportunity which has now, finally, presented itself. Championship success in both Formula 2 and the all-electric Formula E series were not quite enough to land him a spot on the Formula 1 grid, but a surprise debut in Monza last year and his excellent performance that weekend helped to seal the deal.
And here he is now, in Bahrain, kitted out in AlphaTauri attire and little over a week away from his first race weekend as a full-time F1 driver. Before then, though, are the all-important testing sessions. While his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was out on track on Thursday morning, De Vries was chatting about this long-awaited chapter of his racing career with Mirror Sport.
