De Vries: 'I thought it was a fine race up to that point'

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22:55, 18 Jun 2023

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

Nyck de Vries went wrong at the Canadian Grand Prix in a duel with Kevin Magnussen. The Dutchman braked and as a result fell tremendously far back at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. But even without that mistake, points were out of reach. De Vries argues that the AT04 was not competitive enough to

"I thought it was a fine race up to that point [the incident with Magnussen], just we just weren't competitive enough this weekend," De Vries told Viaplay after the race. "In all conditions I think we were slightly short. Just 'track' position was crucial with such a DRS train. If you're in front then you can come along, but if you're way behind, it's hard to get to the front.''

Whether AlphaTauri considered using a completely different strategy and, for example, driving a very long stint on hard tyre? "Yes, of course Yuki did that. Who did that on lap 1, placing an undercut on a number of cars, including myself. At the first safety car he was four places ahead of me, despite being behind me on lap 1."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

De Vries: 'I thought it was a fine race up to that point'

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