Ferrari produced a dominant performance in the opening race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Qatar, not only by winning the race, but also by taking an historic 1-2-3, filling the entire podium. Former Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen finished fourth with BMW alongside his teammates Dries Vanthor and Raffaele Marciello.
DS Penske driver Maximilian Gunther could win the first Jeddah ePrix of the weekend. It was the German’s first victory since the Tokyo ePrix the previous season. Oliver Rowland finished in second place, while Taylor Barnard completed the podium in Saudi Arabia. Nyck de Vries just missed out on the podium finishing in P4 for Mahindra Racing.
A strange crash took place at FP2 of the Saudi Arabia ePrix. Nyck de Vries made contact with Stoffel Vandoorne in the practice session, causing a red flag as well. See the incident below!
Nyck de Vries spent years in McLaren’s young driver program, but his path could have been very different. The Dutchman was also in discussions with Ferrari and Red Bull at the time but ultimately chose McLaren, feeling it was the best fit for him.
Nyck de Vries had dreamt of an entry into Formula 1 for years, but once it came, it became an adventure soon to be forgotten. Already halfway through his first season at AlphaTauri, the Dutchman was taken out of the car. Helmut Marko even called the appointment of De Vries the biggest mistake of his career.
