After 3 years of ups and downs, Nicholas Latifi will depart from Williams Racing. The Canadian driver has been involved in some of the most iconic moments of sport in the past. From causing the safety car that arguably won Max Verstappen his title, to his recent error in the Singapore GP, Latifi has had some memorable rides in F1.
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However, the fans did not receive his latest error in the Suzuka Circuit well. Many called him out for the same.
Williams announced that they will be parting ways with Latifi at the end of the season. The news didn’t come as a big surprise, especially with all the rumors surrounding the drivers’ market.
The Williams CEO, Jost Capito said, “He is a great team player who has a great attitude towards his colleagues and work and is well-liked and respected throughout the business.”
However, his recent error in the FP of the Japanese GP was not well received by Formula 1 fans. Latifi is racing in the Japanese GP for the first and possibly the last time. The Canadian took a wrong turn towards a dead end, instead of taking the one which led to the main straight.
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Commenting on a tweet shared by F1 about his incident, fans roasted the Canadian driver.
F1 Twitter roasts Nicholas Latifi as he makes a horrendous blunder
Formula 1 Twitter was having none of it as fans slammed Nicholas Latifi’s blunder.
A lap of Suzuka with Nicholas Latifi #F1 #JapaneseGP
Oops 😬 #JapaneseGP #F1
Man really blamed the car for turning exactly where he made it turn You can’t write this stuff ladies and gents
Oops 😬 #JapaneseGP #F1
Latifi is so stupid and a disgrace to this grid. 🤦🏻♂️
Oh dear. His car doesn’t have a Carplay??
Oops 😬 #JapaneseGP #F1
Furthermore, fans had no interest in letting the Canadian driver off the hook for his mistake. Many fans described the incident to be ’embarrassing’.
Good lord, how embarrassing for an F1 driver to drive onto the wrong track layout, as Nicholas Latifi just did. I'm not sure i've ever seen that happen before..? #JapaneseGP
I absolutely love how Latifi tried to play off taking the wrong corner as ‘something strange’ with the car This man is an icon and will be missed
Replays show Nicholas Latifi making a wrong turn going into the final chicane and finding himself face-to-face with armco rather than the main straight 🫠 #F1 #JapaneseGP #Autosport
Nicholas Latifi is actually lost. He doesn't know where the race track is. That's gold.
Meanwhile, others saw the funny side of the incident and joked about his error.
Maybe he was looking for us
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Latifi looking at the track map on Thursday night
Do you think the fans are being cruel to the Williams driver?