“End Is Near for de Vries”: Days After Helmut Marko’s Ultimatum, Red Bull Prodigy’s Performance Leaves Fans Worried for Dutchman Nyck

Max Verstappen was a super fast driver from the get-go. The Dutchman replaced Daniil Kvyat mid-season in 2016, as he impressed the senior team with his performances. The new Red Bull prodigy seems likely to repeat the History, albeit at the sister team, as Helmut Marko announces Nyck de Vries with his ultimatum. Fans are left worried as the prodigy’s performance is blowing everyone’s mind. Let’s see what the fans had to say about it. 

Nyck de Vries has already been given an ultimatum to improve his performance in the upcoming races. With the Imola GP getting canceled because of the floods, the Dutchman might only have 2 races to prove himself. de Vries’ teammate Yuki Tsunoda has been outperforming the lethargic AlphaTauri whereas Nyck de Vries still seems to be finding his feet with the car and the team. With De Vries only having two races, a stern eye is also being kept on his possible replacement.

When Helmut Marko was asked about de Vries, he suggested that the Dutchman has only been shown a yellow card by the team, which means it’s just a stern warning. If he improves then well and good, if he does not, then things would have to be moved around. Liam Lawson and Ayumu Iwasa were named from Red Bull’s young driver pool as the drivers who could replace de Vries. Daniel Ricciardo was ruled out by the Red Bull taskmaster. 

Liam Lawson, a candidate to replace de Vries, has been going strong in the Super Formula series. The Kiwi just took his second win in the series, which pushed him to the top of the championship. However, his race wins and championship lead is not what impressed us. Lawson managed to keep Miyata and Tsuboi behind him and even managed to eke out a lead after the safety car despite being on older rubber. 

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The fans were left in a state of worry as Liam Lawson’s performance put Nyck de Vries’ F1 seat at a higher risk. With the feeling that de Vries is being treated harshly by Red Bull as it’s just his rookie season, fans expressed their feelings about Liam Lawson’s performance and Nyck’s seat at AlphaTauri being in danger. Let’s see how the fans reacted. 

Fans react to Liam Lawson’s amazing Super Formula performance 

Fans took to Twitter to express their concern regarding Nyck de Vries’ AlphaTauri drive and Liam Lawson’s performance in the Super Formula. Many fans worry that the end is near for De Vries as the hopes for the F1 seat staying with him are fading. Others suggested that Liam Lawson is going to replace Nyck at AlphaTauri as the Kiwi is doing wonders. Here’s how the fans reacted on Twitter. 

Some explained how it’ll be a shame that Liam Lawson’s shot at F1 will come at the expense of a rookie who wasn’t given enough time to prove himself.

While Liam Lawson coming to F1 sounds like a great spectacle and opportunity for the young gun to showcase his talent, poor Nyck just got here in F1. And his early exit will only raise further questions about how Red Bull manages its drivers.

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What do you think? Will Liam Lawson be preferred over Nyck de Vries?