De Vries emotional after winning World Championship: "Glad everyone is okay"

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17:20, 15 Aug 2021

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Nyck de Vries has won the World Championship in Formula E after a chaotic race. After the race, he was visibly emotional, but also had something to say about his fellow drivers.

"I am speechless. I'm starting to get a bit emotional," said a visibly touched De Vries after the race. "It was a top season with peaks and valleys, and everyone was actually in the same boat. So everything came down to the last race."

De Vries felt like a target

"Luck was on our side today, considering everything that happened. I'm glad everyone is okay after that incident at the start," continued the brand new world champion.

The 26-year-old driver from Sneek is happy with his race, but felt attacked from all sides at one point. "I felt like a target, it seemed like nobody had any respect for anyone or anything anymore. So at one point I just focused on staying in the race," said the Formula E champion.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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