De Vries “spent whole night awake” prior to “dream” Monza F1 debut

The 2020-21 Formula E champion was drafted in to replace Alex Albon on Saturday at Monza, after the Thai driver was struck down by appendicitis.

De Vries qualified a solid 13th before being promoted to eighth due to a raft of grid penalties being applied to drivers ahead of him.

The Dutchman only lost one place in the race to finish his debut in ninth, keeping that result despite being summoned by the FIA over an erratic driving infringement – for which he was