F1 | Official: Nicholas Latifi new third driver for Force India

Through an official note, the Force India announced the hiring as the third driver of Nicholas latifi. The 22-year-old Canadian beat the competition from the most popular George Russell, who had already participated with the Indian team in the FP1 in Brazil and Abu Dhabi last year. Latifi was test driver for the 2016 and 2017 seasons Renault and took part in the tests held last August in Hungary; in the last championship of formula 2 he came 5th with the DAMS team, also achieving a success at Silverstone.

These are the words released by the young Canadian following the announcement: "I'm really excited about this opportunity. Force India is a team that has steadily improved in recent years and I am proud to be part of one of Formula 1's success stories. I am keen to show the team what I can do and help them as they continue to close the gap to the leaders. ”.

The owner of Force India, Vijay Mallya, instead welcomed Latifi like this: “Nicholas joins us after a good season in Formula 2 and strengthens our driver development programme. He will work on the simulator and will collaborate with the team during a number of free practice sessions next year. We have a long experience in developing talented young drivers: while awaiting a career in Formula 1, Nicholas will learn a lot while being part of our team”.

Federico Martino