Toto Wolff made the surprise admission that he hopes Nyck de Vries will one day race for his team's bitter rivals Red Bull.
De Vries has been a Mercedes reserve driver for the past two seasons, but has now left the team after finally earning an opportunity to race in Formula 1. The F2 and Formula E champion made the most of his debut appearance as a stand-in for Williams at Monza earlier this year and has secured a full-time contract with AlphaTauri.
Mercedes were happy to allow him to leave for a race seat, even with the sister team of their Red Bull rivals. And, in a new interview, Silver Arrows chief Wolff went one further and said he hopes De Vries does well enough to earn the chance to race for the senior team.
