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Wolff concedes he ‘can't help' De Vries with F1 chance

Despite taking one of Mercedes' two test driver FP1 runs for this season, Toto Wolff says he 'can't really help' Nyck de Vries find a Formula 1 race seat. De Vries, one of Mercedes' Formula E drivers, took to the Paul Ricard circuit in Friday's first practice for the French Grand Prix. He was given Lewis Hamilton's car, Mercedes fulfilling one of their two mandatory rookie driver runs for this season. Putting in 22 laps, the Dutchman finished 1.5s down on pace-setter Charles Leclerc but, more importantly, was only half a second slower than George Russell. However, that may yet be De Vries' last run in a Formula 1 car. Nyck De Vries getting suited and booted ahead of his FP1 fun with...
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