Latifi was overshadowed by De Vries in Monza: 'It was not fun'

Nicholas Latifi had little good to say after the Italian Grand Prix about his one-time teammate Nyck de Vries, whom he saw finish far ahead of him in his GP debut. The Canadian had anything but a good time during the race.

While De Vries made headlines with his strong GP debut, Latifi came no further than 15th (and thus second-to-last) place. The Canadian crashed at the start and points to that as the cause of his disappointing result. Latifi started from tenth place, but lost four positions on the opening lap. After this, he became a target for all drivers who started behind the Williams driver due to a grid penalty.

"We got really compromised at the start. I got sandwiched in between a few cars – trying to avoid getting crashed into, basically. And then there were a few cars that cut the first corner," Latifi told Formula1.com. "That compromised the race, because then I became the first car ahead of all the faster cars coming."

Latifi found GP Italy 'not fun'

The Williams driver balks at not being able to show the true pace of his car, as De Vries managed to do. Latifi thinks that if he had been able to maintain his position at the start, a better result would have been in the cards.

"But to have to make up ground... Our car is fast in a straight line, but we cannot brake and we cannot carry speed through the corners. I managed to get through a few cars, but we’re missing so much downforce – so it was not fun out there," the Canadian concluded.