De Vries’ F1 move gives Formula E drivers “more credibility”

De Vries was catapulted into the limelight during the Monza weekend when he was thrust into the Williams FW44 as a substitute for Alex Albon, who was sidelined with appendicitis.

The Dutchman, who had already conducted an FP1 session for Aston Martin that weekend, got into Q2 at the first time of asking to outqualify team-mate Nicholas Latifi.

Grid penalties moved de Vries up to eighth on the grid, and he drove a measured race to secure a ninth-place finish -…