Yuki Tsunoda and Nick de Vries, who will be teammates in AlphaTauri F1 in 2023, will break an unusual F1 record. It is the record for the shortest driver line pair in F1 history.
According to Sky Sport F1’s Ted Kravitz, the 2023 AlphaTauri F1 line-up will break the previous record set by Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato, who entered for Super Aguri in the first four rounds of the 2008 season. .
The average height of 166cm Andoni Davidson and 164cm Takuma Sato was 165cm, but the average height of 167cm Nick de Vries and 159cm Tsunoda Yuki is 163cm, which is lower than that.
Yuki Tsunoda is the tallest active F1 driver, with Williams’ Alex Albon and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon at 186cm at the top.
Nick de Vries has finally been given a full-time drive in F1 after winning the FIA F2 championship at the ART Grand Prix in 2019. Since then, he has raced in Formula E with a Mercedes EQ to win his drivers’ championship for 2021.
As well as his full-time commitment in Formula E, Nick de Vries has been part of Mercedes’ F1 set-up since 2020 when he took part in the post-season Young Drivers Test. He then joined the team as a reserve driver in 2021 alongside his Formula E teammate Stoffel Vandoorne.
“I am very excited to join Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2023 F1 season. I would like to thank Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri for giving me the opportunity to drive in F1,” said Nick de Vries.
“After F2, I took a different path in motorsport, but Formula 1 has always been a dream, so I’m happy to be able to make that dream come true.”
“I had a lot of opportunities to drive a Formula 1 car in the 2022 season, so I think these experiences have had a positive impact on me for the 2023 season, and I hope they will help me in the future. ing”
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