Nyck De Vries OUT, Daniel Ricciardo IN with Immediate Effect
07/13/23 • 35 min
On this week's News from the Nerds, Oli is joined by Abby and Sam as they dissect the biggest news story of this week regarding Nyck de Vries and how that affects the rest of F1.
AlphaTauri make changes:
AlphaTauri have made the decision to sack Nyck de Vries and Red Bull are loaning Daniel Ricciardo for the remained of the season. The panel dissect the teams' decisions and what it means for both De Vries and Ricciardo.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/breaking-ricciardo-returns-to-f1-to-replace-de-vries-immediately/
What does it mean for Perez:
With the news of Ricciardo returning to F1, there's added pressure on Sergio Perez who has underperformed in qualifying recently. The trio discuss the impact of De Vries' departure on Perez, whether Red Bull will keep him in the seat or whether he'll be replaced.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/perez-answers-rumours-not-worried-about-any-of-that/
Liberty Media add to the pressure:
Liberty Media have commented on the Red Bull and AlphaTauri driver movements saying that it would be better for the top team to have two dominating drivers. The panel chat about Liberty Media's comments and the potential prospects that Red Bull could choose.
Praise for Alex Albon:
Alexander Albon has come into his own recently with praise from his teammate Logan Sargeant. The trio talk about Williams' performance and the expectations within the team.
McLaren make a comeback but they aren't alone:
McLaren improved in Silverstone bagging a podium after their upgrades, whilst Alpine and Mercedes are still trying to work out their cars. The panel dissect McLaren's improvements as well as Mercedes' approach to the W14 and whether Alpine can regain P5 from McLaren.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/ocon-on-mclaren-upgrades-we-also-have-some-bigger-stuff-coming/
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On this week's News from the Nerds, Oli is joined by Abby and Sam as they dissect the biggest news story of this week regarding Nyck de Vries and how that affects the rest of F1.
AlphaTauri make changes:
AlphaTauri have made the decision to sack Nyck de Vries and Red Bull are loaning Daniel Ricciardo for the remained of the season. The panel dissect the teams' decisions and what it means for both De Vries and Ricciardo.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/breaking-ricciardo-returns-to-f1-to-replace-de-vries-immediately/
What does it mean for Perez:
With the news of Ricciardo returning to F1, there's added pressure on Sergio Perez who has underperformed in qualifying recently. The trio discuss the impact of De Vries' departure on Perez, whether Red Bull will keep him in the seat or whether he'll be replaced.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/perez-answers-rumours-not-worried-about-any-of-that/
Liberty Media add to the pressure:
Liberty Media have commented on the Red Bull and AlphaTauri driver movements saying that it would be better for the top team to have two dominating drivers. The panel chat about Liberty Media's comments and the potential prospects that Red Bull could choose.
Praise for Alex Albon:
Alexander Albon has come into his own recently with praise from his teammate Logan Sargeant. The trio talk about Williams' performance and the expectations within the team.
McLaren make a comeback but they aren't alone:
McLaren improved in Silverstone bagging a podium after their upgrades, whilst Alpine and Mercedes are still trying to work out their cars. The panel dissect McLaren's improvements as well as Mercedes' approach to the W14 and whether Alpine can regain P5 from McLaren.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/ocon-on-mclaren-upgrades-we-also-have-some-bigger-stuff-coming/
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Previous Episode
The F1 British Grand Prix 2023 Review
On this week's Cut to the Race, Oli is joined by the full panel of Abby, James M and Sam to dissect the British Grand Prix, which saw Sam enter the F1 paddock.
The panel discuss the action that was Qualifying, which saw Max Verstappen "ruin everything" in Lando Norris' words. They also touch on the shock exit in Q1 as well as the red flag, which saw Verstappen destroy part of his car. Afterwards, the quartet give their world-famous National Anthem reviews before diving into the action of the British Grand Prix.
The four panellists discuss the amazing opening laps of the race that caused major cheers at the circuit as Lando Norris took the lead at his home race whilst Oscar Piastri proved the McLaren upgrades were working. They then move on to the unfortunate events of Ferrari's race as both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz had underwhelming performances with mixed strategy calls that didn't work in the team's favour.
Oli and the panel continue dissecting moving onto Mercedes' performance and whether Lewis Hamilton was just 'lucky' under the Safety Car before they chat about the battle between Lance Stroll and Pierre Gasly that resulted in a five-second penalty for Stroll.
After their review, the panel go through the standings and a hint of what they expect to happen at Hungary in a couple of weeks.
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Next Episode
Hungarian GP Preview: Ricciardo Returns, New Qualifying Format & Silly Season BEGINS!
On this week's News from the Nerds, Oli is joined by the trusty twosome of Abby and Sam as they discuss the key news ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, including:
Hungarian GP Preview:
F1 is racing in Hungary for the 12th round of the season and is accompanied by F2 and F3 this weekend as Daniel Ricciardo returns to the sport and a new qualifying format is introduced.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/new-qualifying-format-at-the-hungarian-grand-prix/
Domenicali calls for sporting sanctions:
Stefano Domenicali has said that those who are guilty of breaching the cost cap should be faced with sporting sanctions, rather than financial ones.
Tsunoda speaks out on De Vries' departure:
De Vries is out of his seat but Tsunoda has said that he enjoyed racing alongside him and that he learnt a lot from De Vries, who he thinks he had the pace. had the pace
Haas driver set to stay:
Haas are in the middle of contract talks with Nico Hulkenberg, who Guenther Steiner has said he was very impressed with given his performance.
Vasseur sets the record straight:
Fred Vasseur sets the record straight regarding the rumours around Alex Albon joining the team and Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz potentially leaving.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/fred-vasseur-weighs-in-on-the-ferrari-driver-rumours/
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