Profile Of Nyck De Vries, A Dutch Racer Who Has Indonesian Blood

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YOGYAKARTA Profile Nyck de Vries often reaps the spotlight, especially when the public finds out that the Formula E car racing athlete from the Netherlands has Indonesian blood. Then who exactly is he?

Nyck de Vries is a Dutch F1 racer who was born on February 6, 1995 in Uitwelingerga, the Netherlands. Even though he was born in the Netherlands, Nyck is known to still have Indonesian blood, namely from his grandfather. It was observed that Nyck's grandfather had lived in Malang, East Java. However, he then went to the Netherlands to avoid the war that occurred in the country.

Nyck de Vries has been working on the circuit for a long time. His hobby in racing is known since childhood. De Vries started his career as a gokar racer. Several times he has participated in the Gokar competition since 2004.

He even won the title of champion at the Karting World Championship in 2010 and 2011. His achievements in the racing world also continued to be achieved in the following year. For example, he won the Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula Renault Alpha 2.0 Alip Series events in 2012.

In the world of Formula E in, Nyck De Vries debuted in the 2020-2021 season. In this event his appearance attracted attention and even managed to become the winner of Formula E.

Nyck De Vries once openly admitted that he had Indonesian blood, namely from his grandfather. He revealed this before appearing in Formula E Jakarta in 2022. On this basis, Nyck was quite enthusiastic when participating in the race in Formula E Jakarta 2022. He even had time to taste Indonesian specialties such as Lemper and fried bananas.

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