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Nyck de Vries' management has denied that their driver made any recent comments regarding Red Bull "robbing" Lewis Hamilton of his eighth world title in 2021.
Just 10 races into his rookie Formula One season, de Vries was replaced by former Red Bull driver, Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri. He was reported to have spoken about his abrupt exit from the sister team.
As quoted by motorsport.nextgen-auto.com, De Vries lashed out at Red Bull, allegedly stating, "stole the eighth title from Lewis Hamilton."
After requesting for more information on comments made by the Dutch driver by F1-insider, his team gave the following statement:
"Nyck has spoken to absolutely no one, including any Italian media, since the news from Red Bull. The news is fake and a defamation,” his manager told F1-insider.
When asked about who was spreading this rumor, they said:
"Apparently someone wanted to distinguish themselves, we reserve the right to take further legal action, there will be an official statement from Nyck later this week, but until then we still have to sort out a few things,” De Vries' manager Guillaume Le Goff confirmed.
Nyck de Vries was seen having a conversation with Mercedes team Toto Wolff last week. It is not clear as to what de Vries' future holds until he makes an official statement.
Lewis Hamilton updates on his contract with Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton's current contract with Mercedes will be over by the end of the 2023 season. All eyes are on the seven-time world champion since there is still not any announcement from him or his management.
Hamilton has, however, provided some idea regarding his future in Formula One. In an interview with Sky Sports during the British Grand Prix weekend, he said:
"Before the end of the season we will be already well into the [new] contract, I still have 100% faith in this team, and it has taken longer for all of us to get to where we want to be, it is definitely not easy," he said.
Hamilton has reiterated many times that he would want to continue his final few years with his currrent team.
