So apparently Ralph Schumacher let out that he knows for certain that Danny is replacing Nyck after the summer break. I found it in a Dutch article, so a url is not much use I think.
Obviously, this is still very much rumours at this point, but I wanted to post about it anyways.
I know Nyck is underperforming massively, and have no illusion that he will be driving next year. But replacing a driver mid-season is always a bit harsh. Especially when his home-race is the next one on the calendar…
I can’t believe even Marko got fooled by Nyck in Monza. Williams have been building low downforce dragsters for years and while NdV didn’t do any mistakes that day Monza in the dry is not exactly Monaco quali in terms of testing the driver. It’s mostly about the car. Even Latifi said afterwards that it was more a case of himself underperforming than Nyck being spectacular, and that Nyck just put the car where it belonged that day.
Turns out he wasn’t trying to make himself look better, he was just stating a fact.