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Nicholas Latifi openly admitted that he does not feel comfortable with the FW44 yet after a poor start to the 2022 season.

The Canadian racer arguably came into the best form of his Formula 1 career as the 2021 season approached halfway and beyond, Latifi actually ending the season at a similar performance level to George Russell in the Williams.

That trajectory has very much been in reverse though in 2022, Latifi consistently adrift of new team-mate Alex Albon, his troubles compounded by several big shunts.

Williams boss Jost Capito says the team remain fully behind their driver, with Latifi confessing that he does not have enough confidence in the car underneath him.

“Since Saudi I just haven’t had a great feeling with the car, even before the crashes,” he said, quoted by Autosport.

“Any driver will say when you don’t trust the car underneath, what it’s going to do, it can be a very dangerous thing.

“I don’t mean in the aspect of safety, I mean in terms of the car catching you out, having incidents, and not being comfortable to push the limits.

“So even when the pace is relatively okay, or strong, it’s not necessarily that I still have the feeling like ‘okay, I’m happy with the way I feel’. I think that’s something that will just come with time.”

Latifi was asked to name the areas