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Wolff: I can't help De Vries, we might have to let him go

Mercedes cannot do much to help Nyck de Vries secure a Formula 1 drive and may let him go, team boss Toto Wolff said after the team's reserve replaced Lewis Hamilton in first Friday practice at the French Grand Prix. De Vries, 27, is the reigning Formula E champion with Mercedes and also won the Formula Two crown in 2019. Despite his success and Mercedes supplying engines to four of the 10 teams, he has been unable to secure a race seat in F1. Mercedes are also pulling out of Formula E at the end of this season, with the team sold to McLaren who have their own roster of drivers. Last year's F2 champion Oscar Piastri is meanwhile the hot favourite to become Formula One's newest rookie with...
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