Racing Engineering have announced that Nyck De Vries will join the team from this weekend at Spa Francorchamps to fill car #3, with Louis Deletraz moving in the opposite direction to race in car #18 for Rapax.
The Dutchman, already a race winner in his debut season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship following his victory in Monaco, was delighted with the move: “perhaps this move is a surprise in the middle of the season, but I am very excited to join Racing Engineering from Spa onwards.
“We have been in touch since 2015 and it is great to finally get the chance to work together as they have a very high level of professionalism and a great track record. I hope we will be able to turn around their momentum and score the successes they have always had.”
Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, President of Racing Engineering, declared: “we have been closely following Nyck’s progress through the junior categories and have been in close contact for several seasons now, he is an exceptional young man, very professional and dedicated.
“The entire Racing Engineering team is excited to see him in our car and with two venues coming up now where we have historically celebrated fantastic results, I am very optimistic that we will see Nyck cross the finish line as one of the first on the track.”
Joining Deletraz at Rapax this weekend will be championship returnee Roberto Merhi, who will fill in for Sergio Canamasas who had to stand down for this round.
source: fiaformula2.com
