Nicholas Latifi to study MBA after F1 exit
19th July 2023Former Williams driver, Nicholas Latifi has announced he is to undergo a new career path after he was accepted to study for an MBA at London Business School.
After 61 F1 race starts for Williams Racing, which spanned from 2020 to 2022, Latifi was shown the door at the end of last year to make way for American rookie, Logan Sargeant.
During his tenure at the team, the Canadian driver obtained his career best finish of seventh at the Hungarian Grand Prix and gave Williams’ first set of championship points since 2019.
Having decided to stay away from racing altogether after his departure from F1, Latifi has opted to go down a different route: education.
On Tuesday, the Canadian posted on Twitter that he was going to study an MBA at London Business School, starting later on this year. In the post he said:
“I decided very early on in the year that I wouldn’t have any racing plans for 2023. It definitely felt very strange not having the same routine I’d been in for over half my life.Knowing that I wouldn’t be behind the wheel of a race car this year, I had obviously begun to think of what could be next for me, whether that involved racing or something completely different.
“I decided that for the immediate future, I wanted to take some time and pursue a different avenue and focus on another path.
“Growing up, I always had a keen interest in the world of business, and I always said it was something I would’ve studied at university had I not gone the racing route.
“With that in mind, and knowing I might be taking a break from racing, I decided that I want to pursue an MBA degree and focus on something that would transform the next phase of my life. An MBA was always something that I had contemplated doing post-racing life, even if that had been into my late 30s and early 40s.”
The former Williams driver acknowledged that it would be a challenge to apply but his application for London Business School has now been accepted.
“This was not an easy process and took many months! Anyone who has experienced the journey of applying to a business school knows how difficult it can be,” Latifi said. “After a five-month journey from starting the process, 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.”
Although the Canadian is without a racing seat for the near future, Latifi has stated his time out of the ‘racing world’ may not be a permanent fixture. In the post he said:
“This is not necessarily a goodbye to the racing world forever. Racing has been my life since the age of 13 and is still something I am extremely passionate about.
“I’m very much looking forward to this next adventure and want to thank everyone who has supported me throughout my career thus far. I hope I can continue to have your support to take some time to pursue a different path.”
That’s all for the article; Nicholas Latifi to study MBA after F1 exit!
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