Newly crowned Formula 2 champion Nyck de Vries is not writing off his chances of racing in Formula 1 after the 24-year-old Dutchman wrapped up the title at Sochi, having raced in the category since 2017. But he is not stepping up to Formula 1 next year. Instead, Mercedes has signed him up for the new works Formula E team. 'The current Formula 1 market is completely blocked,' de Vries told Algemeen Dagblad newspaper. 'There is no realistic chance for me there. 'Of course I dreamt of Formula 1 as a little boy, but that dream didn't take me all the way there. Still, I am the F2 champion and not many people can say that.' Some believe de Vries' 2019 achievement is not spectacular, given the...
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