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F1 star Nyck de Vries is going from being a speed demon to a scholar — the former AlphaTauri driver is making the best out of losing his spot on the grid by enrolling in a Harvard class.
The 28-year-old Dutchman was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo after just 10 races this season … and earlier this week, he revealed what he’s planning to do with his free time — and it’s something completely out of his comfort zone.
“I’ve never studied before in my life, in fact, I didn’t even finish high school,” Nyck told Racing News 365.
“But in September I’m going to take a course at Harvard. Negotiation and Leadership, a little bit of studying. More because I just like it now that I have some time and the interest to learn other things.”
It’s not the first time an F1 driver has teamed up with Harvard — Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is a guest lecturer and Executive Fellow at the university’s Business School as well.
As for getting the boot, de Vries says he’s actually cool with how things played out … adding, “I had a lot of support and it actually went very naturally. I’ve been playing a lot of golf since then.”