And Dutch driver Nyck de Vries, who won his maiden Formula E race with the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team in Diriyah, spoke to Khaleej Times through the … He won the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship as well as the 2010 and 2011 Karting World Championships and in 2014 the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps … Nyck de Vries did not come out in qualifying. Nyck de Vries fährt seit der Saison 2019/20 als Stammfahrer für Mercedes-Benz EQ in der Formel E. Sein Renndebüt gab der Niederländer beim Diriyya E-Prix 2019. Nachdem er 2010 und 2011 zweimal hintereinander die Go-Kart-Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen hatte, betrat de Vries die Welt der Formel-Rennen in der Formula … Nach Maximilian Günther war er der zweite Pilot, der unmittelbar aus der Formel 2 in die Formel E wechselte - und … Nyck de Vries fired his Silver Arrow 02 to the top of the times in the first session of Season 7 with a late flying lap, as teams worked to get their heads around the Riyadh Street Circuit under the floodlights ahead of Formula E's first night races on Friday and Saturday. Formula 2 points leader Nyck de Vries will race in Formula E next season, joining the debuting Mercedes-Benz EQ team. That crash has major consequences for the rest of the field. The year 2021 is hugely significant if you are a fan of Formula E, the racing championship for the electrically powered vehicles. However, there is also a major setback. In the free practice, Edoardo Mortara crashed. Dutchman Nyck de Vries stormed to a lights-to-flag victory in the season-opening race of the Formula E championship on Friday, piloting his all-electric car under the stars in oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Nissan driver Oliver Rowland hopes Mercedes doesn’t end up being dominant in Formula E like it has been in Formula 1 in recent years following Nyck de Vries's commanding win in Riyadh. This has to do with Edoardo Mortara's crash in the free practice. 145.3k Followers, 801 Following, 792 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Nyck De Vries (@nyckdevries) Watch highlights of the opening E-Prix of the 2021 Formula E season in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, which was won by Mercedes' Nyck De Vries after two safety car stoppages. Nyck de Vries (born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in 2019-20 Formula E season for Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team and the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship season for Racing Team Nederland in the LMP2 class. Nyck de Vries has become one of Mercedes’ nominated Formula 1 reserve drivers for the 2021 season, joining Formula E teammate Stoffel Vandoorne in the role. Schon in jungen Jahren begann de Vries sein Motorsport-Abenteuer und sammelte seine ersten Erfahrungen bei Go-Kart-Rennen. The 24-year-old will be joined at the team by Stoffel Vandoorne, who raced for long-time Mercedes partner HWA Racelab in FE’s 2018-19 season and previously raced for McLaren in Formula 1. Formula E qualifying is currently in full swing.