Nicholas Latifi will be in a class of his own when the Canadian makes his Formula 1 race debut with Williams at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 15 March. Despite driving for the last-placed team of 2019, and barring any driver switches during the course of the campaign, the only newcomer on the 2020 F1 starting grid already looks a winner of sorts. “He is rookie of the year, right?” joked deputy team principal Claire Williams. The Montreal-born, Toronto-based, Iranian-Canadian has graduated from Formula Two, where he was runner-up last season, but the 24-year-old already has years of F1 experience. Reserve driver for Williams last year, he has taken part in 11 free practice...
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