Canadian Formula 1 driver Nicholas Latifi has been cut from the Formula 1 grid next year.
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Nicholas Latifis time in Formula 1 was truly tragic and embarrassing for him as a driver. Out preformed by his teammates every single year, losing to Nick De Vries in De Vries first ever F1 race, and crashing in the final race of the 2021 season leading to the series of events that cost Lewis Hamilton his record breaking 8th world championship. These are just some of the reasons Williams decided to drop him as a driver for the 2023 season.
The move would probably have happened years earlier if it weren’t for the amount of money Latifis rich dad brought to the to the Williams team that was having financial issues. Now that Williams received new owners and proper funding though Latifi was almost instantly cut out of the team.
Latifi had lots of promise as a driver winning 3 of his first 5 races in Formula 2 and coming 2nd in the final F2 standings. Its really unclear how he dropped so far off in performances over the past couple years though.
So what’s next for the Canadian driver? From what Latifi says, a move to Indycar is most likely as a next step for him.
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Hopefully Latifi starts to find some success there.