The news was already somewhat in the air, just think of the various names circulating in the house Williams, but now it has become official. Nicholas Latifi will no longer be a Williams driver from next season.
Williams' choice
The choice of Grove team it is mainly due to the great difficulties of Latifi during this season. Still 0 points with the great results achieved by his teammate Albon. last case, when he was in Monza De Vries to replace the Thai driver and finish in the points area.
The names to replace it
The obvious question now is: who will replace Nicholas Latifi? Various names have been mentioned: ranging from that of Schumacherto Anthony Giovinazzi(also in negotiation with Haas). To be excluded in the last few days the negotiation which leads to Nyck De Vries, ever closer to the AlphaTauri. The alternative that seems to be more convincing today is that of Sergeant, Academy pilot.
Latifi: “Thank you all”
There were clearly no shortages the words of Nicholas Latifi who wanted to greet his team like this. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Williams Racing – everyone who works at the factory and everyone I work with on the track – for the last three years we have spent together. My F1 debut was postponed due to the pandemic, but in the end we left for Austria and, even if we didn't get the results we hoped for together, it was still a fantastic journey. Getting my first points in Hungary last year was a moment I will never forget and I will move on to the next chapter of my career with special memories of my time with this glorious team. I know none of us will stop working until the end of the season".
Greetings from Williams, Capito: “Nicholas is a great man”
To conclude, the greeting from Williams team principal Jost Capito also arrived. “On behalf of the whole team, I would like to say a huge thank you to Nicholas for his three years of hard work with Williams. He is a great team player who has a great attitude towards colleagues and work and is well liked and respected throughout the company. Our time together is coming to an end, but I know he will do his best to maximize what we can do together for the rest of the season. We wish him the best of luck for his future, both in and out of the cockpit.”
STATEMENT SOURCE: FormulaPassion
