Nissany knows he must do more to land Williams drive

An opening at Williams could well manifest, but test driver Roy Nissany knows he needs to improve if he wants to step up.

For 2022 Williams retained Nicholas Latifi, while with George Russell departing to join Mercedes, Alex Albon was selected as Latifi’s new team-mate.

Latifi had actually started pumping in his best performances in Formula 1 as the 2021 season reached its halfway point and beyond, ending the season at a level comparable to that of Russell’s.

However, the early rounds of 2022 have been charactarised by multiple heavy shunts, albeit his crash with Lance Stroll in Australia was judged not to have been his fault, as well as poor pace compared to Albon.

Nissany though, who is now in his fourth season of Formula 2 and still under the Williams academy banner, has not yet done enough to show that he is Formula 1 worthy, having made the F2 podium only once in that time.

So, if Williams were to move Latifi on, or even if Albon returned to Red Bull for 2023 with his former employer believed to have that recall option, then Nissany is fully aware that his current form will not be sufficient for him to get the nod.

He is also open to outside offers, but again, knows he must perform better to attract any.

Asked by Express Sport whether F1 is a possibility for him next season, he said: “We can look at the facts, the fact is at the moment, according to F2 results, the answer is no.”

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