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Daniel Moxon

Toto Wolff "won't understand the world anymore" if Mercedes driver is denied 2023 F1 seat

Toto Wolff believes Nyck de Vries is a shoo-in for a seat on the Formula 1 grid for next year in the wake of his impressive debut for Williams.

The Dutchman was called in at short notice to drive competitively in the sport for the first time last weekend. Alex Albon was forced to miss out with appendicitis, and so de Vries drove his car instead at the Italian Grand Prix.

After a strong showing in qualifying, he started eighth on the grid for his maiden F1 race courtesy of a swathe of penalties for other drivers. And he lost just one place overall, scoring points on debut before being named driver of the day by fans.

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