AlphaTauri F1 boss explains why it made “emotional” call to sack de Vries

De Vries was axed by AlphaTauri in favour of Daniel Ricciardo ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix after failing to score a point in the opening 10 races of the year.

And although AlphaTauri accepts that de Vries faced difficult circumstances, being a rookie in a uncompetitive car beginning with a run of tracks he had not competed at before, it felt that progress should have come by now.

Speaking at the Hungaroring on Friday, AlphaTauri…