Toronto’s Latifi gets first F1 experience at Canadian GP practice
MONTREAL — Nicholas Latifi got his first taste of Formula One action Friday when he drove a Force India car in the first practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix.
It was only one practice, but the 22-year-old from Toronto, a test and reserve driver for Force India, hopes one day to be a regular in the world’s top motor racing series.
The first step will be to finish in the top five in F2, which would give him enough points to get an Formula One superlicence.
“Ultimately it is my goal to race in F1, preferably sooner rather than later,” said Latifi, who drove in the morning practice session and then handed the car back to regular driver Sergio Perez of Mexico. “It depends how I do in F2.