The Mercedes F1 team principal and the ex-AlphaTauri d💛river were pictured a🅰t a cafe in Monaco on Wednesday, a day after Red Bull made their decision.

Toto Wolff and Nyck de V🅠ries were seen at a café in Mౠonaco today.

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De Vries lost his AlphaTauri driꦛve after just 10 grands prix as a fu🎃ll-time driver, having not scored a single point all season.

Daniel Ricciar♈do will replace him immediately, from next weekend's F1 Hungarian Grand Prix until the end of the s൩eason.

Wolff and De Vries have obvious his🙈tory together so their meeting is interesting.

Last season, De Vries acte�🔜�d as Mercedes' third driver - a role now occupied by Mick Schumacher.

At Monza last year, De Vries was able to step in and drive 🐼for Williams when Alex Albon was unwell. His impressive peܫrformance in that race, which drew plaudits from Lewis Hamilton, convinced Red Bull to place him in their sister team AlphaTauri for 2023.

But Helmut Marko, the Red Bull consultant, has lost his patience with De Vries alreꦬady.

It 🦹rema💝ins to be seen if Wolff's influence can help De Vries find another seat on the 2024 F1 grid.

Mercedes' close ties with Williams might be his best bet. Alb🥂on is contracted for 2024 but Logan Sargeant is not🅺 yet tied down.

Marko had expressed doubts that De Vries will get a🐈nother shot in F1 and recommended he try a career in endurance racing.