Nicholas Latifi ready to take over from Russell at Williams

If George Russell monopolizes the attention at Williams by his performances, particularly in qualifying, but also by the incessant rumors of a future starting place at Mercedes, Nicholas latifi is coming off a remarkable seventh place at the Hungarian Grand Prix. In Budapest, the Canadian scored his first points in Formula 1 since his debut in the discipline last year, and he was above all ahead of his British teammate (Russell finished in eighth place). An important moment in the career of the 26-year-old pilot. “ I think the team knows behind the scenes what I am capable of delivering and you could say, probably because we are not in those positions to capitalize on a lot of things, that Budapest was a unique situation; I showed that I was able to capitalize when the opportunity presented itself, which is very important in Formula 1..." believes the person concerned from Spa-Francorchamps. 

Latifi nevertheless remains lucid and knows that he must not relax his efforts after this result: “ It's still just one race, we still have a lot left on my side to continue to show the team why I want to stay with them.". Especially since he could inherit the leadership of the British team in the event of the departure of George Russell from the Mercedes. " Yes, 100%, if George left and I stayed, I would definitely feel ready because by nature I would be the most experienced driver on the team and I would have the experience”. Latifi's new teammate in 2022 could be Nyck de Vries, the Formula E world champion.