Nicholas Latifi hungry for 2019 F1 seat

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10:27, 06 Jun 2018

Canadian Nicholas Latifi will drive in FP1 this weekend. He is currently Force India’s reserve driver but wants to have a full time driving seat in the sport next season.

The 22-year-old is currently 10th in the F2 championship and insists he doesn’t want a third season in this formula.

“I don’t want to do another season of F2 in 2019. My goal is F1,” said Latifi in an interview with Le Journal de Montreal.

“Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg are expected to stay next year. But at Force India, we don’t know the future of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon.”

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Maple leaf power! 🍁 @NicholasLatifi will make his FP1 debut with the team at the Canadian Grand Prix - his home race. We’re counting on the local fans to give him an incredible welcome! #canadiangp

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His father has just bought into the McLaren team, and he and McLaren discussed how this isn’t likely to be a route into F1.

“You’re not the first to talk about my father. But money is no guarantee of success in motor racing. I have proven that you also need concrete results in the business,” said Latafi.

“This partnership has nothing to do with Nicholas. We have no pressure to entrust him with driving one of our cars in the future. We only look for the best drivers,” said a McLaren spokesman.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

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