Nicholas Latifi provides racing future update as MAJOR career change announced

Latifi, Williams, Spain, 2022 — Photo: © LAT Images

Nicholas Latifi

Latifi provides racing future update as MAJOR career change announced

Latifi has been absent from the world of motorsport since leaving Williams in 2022

Harry Smith

Wednesday 19 July 2023 11:57

Nicholas Latifi has provided a long-awaited update on his future in motor racing after going quiet on his social media channels since leaving Williams at the end of 2022.

The Canadian driver spent three years at Williams, partnering with George Russell and Alex Albon during his time with the Grove-based team.

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Latifi was always a popular team member, but results were never up to scratch when compared to his two team-mates, and losing out to Nyck de Vries during the Dutchman's substitute performance at Monza was the final straw.

There were rumours during the off-season that Latifi would be heading closer to home and joining IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing, although that never materialised.

New ventures for Latifi

Latifi provided his fans with an update on his social media channels on Tuesday, posting his first tweet on Twitter since December 9th.

In his statement, Latifi explained: "I am pleased to say that my candidacy was accepted for a place in the MBA program at London Business School (LBS), which I will be starting in August of this year.

"This decision may seem surprising to a lot of people.

Latifi is swapping the track for the classroom

"Transitioning to a different racing category might have seemed the most obvious move.

"However, I knew there would always be a life post-racing at some point, and I decided that now might be a good time to prepare myself for that.

"This is not necessarily a goodbye to the racing world forever."

Life Update!

I wanted to let everyone know what I’ve been up to and what my plans are for the future. pic.twitter.com/NJKHISrtgd
— Nicholas Latifi (@NicholasLatifi) July 18, 2023