Nicholas Latifi thinks he’s now showing he’s ‘deserving of staying in F1’

22.08.2022 - 23:43 msn.com

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He has never had the car to greatly improve on that record, but was outperformed in 2020 and 2021 by George Russell and the same is happening this time around with his new team-mate Alex Albon.

All three of Williams’ points this term have been scored by Albon, with Latifi’s best finish being 12th in the British Grand Prix.

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Nyck de Vries will drive for Williams for the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend with the team confirming that Alex Albon is being treated for appendicitis.

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