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Nicholas Latifi secures Williams test/reserve role for 2019 F1 season

Nicholas Latifi will take up a role as Williams’ test and reserve driver in Formula 1 next season. Latifi has raced in GP2/F2 since late 2015 and placed ninth in this year’s championship, taking victory at the Belgian Sprint Race. The 23-year old spent 2016/17 as a test driver for Renault, sampling its R.S.17 mid-season at the Hungaroring, and this year switched to a Force India reserve role, taking part in five practice sessions. Throughout the 2019 season, Latifi will take part in six FP1 sessions, two in-season test days, one pre-season test day in Barcelona and two Pirelli test days. Alongside those duties, he will also work with the team both trackside...
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