WATCH: Nyck De Vries Out Of Azerbaijan Grand Prix As Weekend Goes From Bad To Worse

Nyck de Vries is the first driver to be out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Nyck de Vries is out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after coming to a stop on the tenth lap of the race following contact with the race wall.

The incident that saw Nyck de Vries retire from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 🏁 pic.twitter.com/w822Wilc9v

— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) April 30, 2023

The Dutch driver caused the first safety car of the race after coming to a halt at Turn 6 after hitting the race wall damaging his front left wheel and suspension. The team shared to social media:

"Lap 10/51: oh no! @nyckdevries is off at Turn 6 he retires from the race"

lap 10/51: oh no! @nyckdevries is off at Turn 6

he retires from the race 😞

— Visa Cash App RB F1 Team (@visacashapprb) April 30, 2023

This comes after De Vries crashed during the qualifying session on Friday before completing a lap so had to get permission to take part in the grand prix today. 

The safety car caused a slew of pitstops onto hard tyres throughout the grid before the action got going again on the restart. 

AlphaTauri are now counting on De Vries' teammate Yuki Tsunoda to bring home points for the team. The Japanese driver is currently racing in twelfth place behind Lando Norris in the McLaren and Nico Hulkenberg in the Haas.