Häkkinen points to De Vries as right choice: 'He is very smart'

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11:17, 01 Mar 2023

Mika Häkkinen has a high opinion of Dutch driver Nyck de Vries. According to the two-time F1 champion, the Alpha Tauri driver comes up with useful feedback for his team after a ride in an F1 car rather than a generic answer.

Häkkinen thinks De Vries is very clever

The Finn sees a clever driver in De Vries and thinks AlphaTauri made the only right choice in placing the Dutchman alongside Yuki Tsunoda in the AT04. In a video on Twitter, the former F1 driver said: "It was a good choice to put Nyck in the team. I think he is a smart guy and can bring a lot of factual information to the team."

Häkkinen thinks that with De Vries, Alpha Tauri have brought in a driver who can be critical of the material: "He will not say, 'It's fun to drive in F1'. Instead, he will say: 'The car is not good enough, this, this and that we need to change'. I think he is smart enough for that."

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Nyck De Vries is a great choice for AlphaTauri. I believe Nyck is the one that really takes the team forward this season. #F1 #AlphaTauri struggled last season, but they’ve done their homework and I believe they are now able to improve.

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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

Häkkinen points to De Vries as right choice: 'He is very smart'

Häkkinen thinks De Vries is very clever

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