His concentration in activities outside the cockpit is what former F1 world champion Alan Jones believed to be his downfall.
On Sunday, De Vries finished in 14th place while teammate Yuki Tsunoda finished in 11th place as AlphaTauri left Jeddah with no points.
After pulling off the track on Lap 16 and triggering the deployment of the Safety Car, the Canadian driver quickly realised that his promising start was quickly fading.
Hulkenberg finished in P12 after an exciting race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, just over five seconds short of the winning point.
The Spaniard has now scored consecutive podium finishes in the opening two races of the 2023 Formula One season.
Alonso was unhappy with the FIA's decision, stating that the stewards had a lot of time to inform his team of the decision instead of waiting till the end of the race.
If the prancing horse believed they would have positive start to life under Frederic Vasseur, they have certainly gone back to the drawing board after the Bahrain GP.
Mercedes failed to get on the podium in Bahrain as Hamilton finished P5 and teammate George Russell finished P7.
The only other team to lap more than a second quicker than they did the previous year was Aston Martin.
Maini advanced to F2 with Campos Racing this season after finishing 14th in the F3 championship the previous year.