Nyck de Vries to make F1 debut in Italy - Replaces Alex Albon

Nyck de Vries has been chosen to replace Alexander Albon for the remainder of the race weekend in Italy. The Dutchman will make his racing debut in Formula 1.

De Vries will race for Williams in Italy as a replacement for Albon. On Friday, the Dutchman drove for Aston Martin in FP1. The British-Thai driver will not be in action for the rest of this weekend. Albon has appendicitis and will therefore no longer be able to drive at Monza.

Williams confirmed Albon was currently being treated for it in hospital. Williams reports that Albon is otherwise feeling well and wishes him a speedy recovery.

Following on from this, we can confirm that the team’s Reserve Driver Nyck de Vries will drive in place of Alex for the remainder of the Italian Grand Prix weekend. Alex is in good spirits and the team wishes him a speedy recovery.#WeAreWilliams #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/4tgyGBD0BU

— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) September 10, 2022

Replacement

De Vries is the second driver to provide a substitute in 2022. Nico Hulkenberg replaced Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin for the first two races of the season.