Formula 1 is a sport that only a privileged few enter, but if it is already difficult to enter, it is just as difficult, if not more so, to stay there. Throughout history, many names have passed through the competition without pain or glory. One of the latest to follow this path is Nicholas Latifi, who will say goodbye to motorsport’s premier class at the end of this season. after failing to perform at the expected level. The Canadian would have the option of continuing in F1 as Williams’ third driver; an idea that does not quite convince him, namely that he would only accept it if it allows him to resume competition the following season, which he considers really complicated given the situation.

“The only way to be content with being a third driver is to see a realistic option to come back to Formula 1 the following year. But I don’t think that’s the case. Alex did it in 2021 and it’s possible, but we’re in a different situation. I wouldn’t be a reserve driver without seeing it as an opportunity to come back, I don’t see myself in a role like that in the long term. I will miss some things from Formula 1; others, not so much. I don’t regret the way I faced those years, although I would have liked to accomplish something more. In the end, it’s a performance-based category and I didn’t find the necessary consistency. Some things were in my control, while others weren’t, but that’s how the automotive world works,” he said on the official Formula 1 podcast, Beyond The Grid.

many options

Regarding his near future outside F1, the Montrealer does not want to close doors, even if he points to IndyCar as a possible destination: “Right now, I have all the options open and I’m considering everything. . the one most fans are waiting for is the move to IndyCar. They are still single-seaters and the level is very competitiveIt’s the category that I appreciate the most after Formula 1. I haven’t committed to anyone despite the rumours, I haven’t signed anything yet. Having raced in Europe there is this idea that passing the ovals is dangerous, there have been big accidents, even though the cars have improved a lot in terms of safety. If I was racing in IndyCar, I would like to race on ovals, I wouldn’t want to lose good points in the Championship. If I don’t do them the first year, I will do them the second to learn and be able to fight for victories and titles in the future,” he concluded.