Nicholas Latifi deserved better than his F1 career becoming something of a meme following the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP controversy and subsequent online abuse. LukeSmithF1 explains:
As far back as late spring, when the first rumblings of Alpine's plan to place Oscar Piastri atHis on-track struggles meant there was not a huge amount to strengthen his case for keeping his drive at Williams next year, making Friday'sBut the news gives Latifi the chance to now take the next steps in his racing career and offer some closure.
That's before you consider the season was complicated by COVID, delaying his debut until July, and the fact Latifi had a talent likeLatifi's 2020 F1 debut came after the pandemic pushed the start of the year to JulyThe first breakthroughs arrived last year as Williams started to find more performance, latching back onto the rear of the midfield.
"It was extremely hard," said Capito."Anybody who didn't go through this has no idea how this feels. Even if you switch off your social media, you are in contact with other people who still see it. You know it's going on, and you just can't get away.