Nyck de Vries will replace Lewis Hamilton on the Mercedes team for FP1 at the French Grand Prix as part of the requirement for teams to give rookie drivers practice outings this season. A new regulation for 2022 demands each driver gives up one practice session to a rookie who has started no more than two grands prix, with teams able to choose when they want to make the change. Mercedes allows its drivers to select the races that they are willing to give up, with Hamilton picking Paul Ricard this weekend to miss FP1 and allow de Vries to drive. The reigning Formula E World Champion has already had one outing this year after driving for Williams at the Spanish Grand Prix, but he will now...
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