Nicholas Latifi Secures Formula 1 Ride
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Canadian-Iranian driver Nicholas Latifi will make his Formula One debut for the Williams next season as a replacement for veteran driver Robert Kubica.
Latifi finished the F2 championship this season in second place, winning four races with one race left. He has also worked as a reserve driver at Williams this year, doing testing and simulator work as well as participating in practice sessions during race weekends.
“It still feels a bit surreal,” the 24-year-old Latifi told Associated Press. “I don’t think it will sink in fully until I’m on the grid in Melbourne next year.”
He will race alongside British driver George Russell, and completes the F1 grid for 2020.
Williams has been the slowest car all season and scored one point, which was Kubica’s 10th-place finish at the German Grand Prix in July.
“I don’t underestimate the challenge ahead,” Latifi said.
