De Vries admits he had almost 'lost the thought' of getting the chance to race in F1 in his role as a reserve driver. 'You spend so much time travelling and it never quite happens, so you almost lose the thought of actually expecting it could happen.'
in the Italian GP, and will start the race from eighth on the grid after jumping into the FW44 for FP3.De Vries, who serves as a reserve for, Williams and Aston Martin, admitted that he never expected the job to lead to an opportunity to race.
De Vries, who drove in FP1 for Aston Martin at Monza Monza, was relaxing in the Paddock Club when Mercedes strategy chief James Vowles contacted him and told him that there was a question mark over Alex Albon's fitness. "I was watching the F3 podium with a cappuccino. And then James Vowles gave me a ring, and I had to come down quickly to Mercedes, and everyone was pretty happy. And I kind of tried to manage expectations a little bit, saying let's wait."So then I went down to Williams and unfortunately Alex was ill, but hopefully he will be back soon and recover quickly.
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