Marko Hanželic
Nicholas latifi he has a solid season behind him, considering that last year he drove more or less completely in the background of the caravan, and this year he was able to surprise here and there qualifications and rank in Q2, at Hungary but he also posted his own first points in F1.
Nonetheless, the Canadian was again in the shadow of his teammate George Russell and generally failed to seize the opportunity given. "It was a year of ups and downs," he says Dave Robson, at Williams in charge of racing performance. "We had a lot of fluctuations between qualifying and racing."
Next year, however, the team will get a new opportunity with new regulations. Robson he also sees this as an opportunity for Latifia, which v Alexander Albon gets a new teammate. “It has a chance to shine,” he says Robsonwho praises his protégé: "He has a very good nose for driving a car, understanding and expressing where the problems are."
"He has everything he needs to be a good racer," he says Robson, and adds: "But he may have to listen a little more to his instincts." An important reason Latifi's problems is simply that Canadian He thinks too much about some things: “He tends to think things through. He’s almost a little too intelligent to just follow his instincts. He has the latter, and that is very important. ”
Robson he believes that a better car would be enough for a Canadian, as he would no longer have to feel as if he was constantly making up for the race deficit. "It's almost like chicken and egg," he says. "If the car is a little faster, Nicky can be more relaxed, especially at the start of qualifying."
