Nyck&rsquo;s promise was evident from an early age, with a string of national, continental and international karting championships &ndash; including two World Karting titles &ndash; before graduating to single seaters in 2012.
After two seasons gaining vital experience, de Vries was crowned champion in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2014, as well as winning the affiliated ALPS series. He then stepped up into Formula Renault 3.5, finishing third. That prompted a move to GP3, in which the Dutchman finished sixth with two victories.
His continued rise through the junior formulae culminated in FIA Formula 2, in which de Vries was crowned champion in 2019, before turning his sights on the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Making his debut in Diriyah in Season 6, de Vries took his maiden win at the same circuit a year later. A further win in Valencia, plus two podiums in London, proved enough for de Vries to triumph in a hard-fought championship battle over team-mate Edoardo Mortara by just seven points. It also made him the first FIA-sanctioned Formula E World Champion.
After one more season &ndash; and another two wins &ndash; de Vries departed for Formula 1, including stints at Williams and Scuderia AlphaTauri. Now, he returns to the FIA&rsquo;s all-electric series, with the ambition of winning another world title at Mahindra Racing.

NYCK DE VRIES

Edoardo&rsquo;s single-seater career began in 2006 with a dual Italian and European campaign in Formula Renault, winning the Rookie title in the former.
He then graduated to the Formula Three Euroseries, lifting the championship in 2010. The same year, he also took the second of his seven wins on the streets of Macau to-date, having triumphed for the first time a year prior.
With his status as &lsquo;one to watch&rsquo; confirmed on a global stage, Mortara then enjoyed stints in the GP2 Series and Formula Renault 3.5, before making his DTM debut in 2011. Over the next six years, Edo became a household name in the series, racing for the likes of Audi and DTM. His best finish was 2nd in 2016.
Edo made his Formula E debut in Hong Kong back in Season 4, scoring his first podium in just his second race in the championship. He took his maiden victory at the same venue a year later and has since added five further triumphs &ndash; plus six additional podiums &ndash; to establish himself as one of the series&rsquo; household names.
Mortara joins Mahindra Racing for Season 10 with the ambition of using his speed, experience, and race craft to help return to the team to winning ways in the future.