{"id":137035,"date":"2023-09-07T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=137035"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:59:37","slug":"im-a-former-f1-star-but-ive-made-the-surprising-decision-to-quit-the-sport-and-go-to-university-in-london-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/lifestyle\/im-a-former-f1-star-but-ive-made-the-surprising-decision-to-quit-the-sport-and-go-to-university-in-london-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a former F1 star but I\u2019ve made the surprising decision to quit the sport and go to university in London | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>F1 star Nicholas Latifi has revealed he is taking time away from the tracks to go to university in London.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Canadian has quit racing for now to study for a business degree.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/epa10228530-canadian-formula-one-driver-766246037.jpg\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChWzqF1t5OQ\/<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Nicholas Latifi (@nicholaslatifi)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChPkAXkrysP\/<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Nicholas Latifi (@nicholaslatifi)<\/p>\n<p>Latifi has enjoyed his break from racing by going on lavish holidays with his model girlfriend Sandra Dziwiszek.<\/p>\n<p>He finished 20th in the driver&#x27;s championship last year with just two points.<\/p>\n<p>The former Wiliams driver raced for three seasons from 2020-2022 with his highest position being 17th in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He took to social media to confirm he has slammed the breaks on his career to pursue an MBA at the London Business School.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE IN F1<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rootbeer-thesun-1500x1000-b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Win an Everose Gold Rolex or \u00a327k cash from just 80p with our discount code<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RR-COMP-schumacher-v1-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Michael Schumacher&#8217;s private collection sells for \u00a32MILLION at auction<\/h3>\n<p>He tweeted: &quot;I know I&#x27;ve been quiet on social media this year. I&#x27;ve seen plenty of messages from supporters worldwide asking what I&#x27;ve been up to.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I decided that for my immediate future, I wanted to take some time and pursue a different avenue and focus on another path.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Knowing that I wouldn&#x27;t be behind the wheel of a race car this year I had obviously begun to think of what could be next for me.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But I am pleased that my candidacy was accepted for a place in the MBA program at London Business School, which I will be starting in August this year.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Motorsport<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RR-COMP-schumacher-v1-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>QUICK SALE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Michael Schumacher&#8217;s private collection sells for \u00a32MILLION at auction<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-HAMILTON-VERSTAPPEN-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WHAT LEW SAYING? <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hamilton and Verstappen slammed by F1 rival for not building &#8216;anything&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23833019.jpg\"><\/picture><span>NO STAPPING HIM <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rosberg claims Norris will \u2018switch\u2019 teams as Verstappen speaks about rumour<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23830918-1694002009491.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SCHUEY\u2019S STRUGGLE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Michael Schumacher\u2019s friend reveals \u2018lost hope\u2019 in tragic health update<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latifi also expected his change of career after an unsuccessful spell in F1 to rasie a few eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &quot;The decision may be surprising to a lot of people. Transitioning to a different racing category might have seemed the most obvious decision.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Latifi began racing when he was 13 years old and went through the ranks of Formula 3, Formula Renault 3.5, Sports Car racing, GP2 series and Formula Two.<\/p>\n<p>He made a name for himself after finishing 2nd in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2019, leading to his breakthrough at Williams on the Formula One stage.<\/p>\n<p>And Latifi has left the door open to racing once his studies are over. <\/p>\n<p>He added: &quot;This is not necessarily a goodbye to the racing world forever.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23853088\/nicholas-latifi-formula-one-business-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F1 star Nicholas Latifi has revealed he is taking time away from the tracks to go to university in London. The 28-year-old Canadian has quit racing for now to study for a business degree. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChWzqF1t5OQ\/ A post shared by Nicholas Latifi (@nicholaslatifi) https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChPkAXkrysP\/ A post shared by Nicholas Latifi (@nicholaslatifi) Latifi has enjoyed his break [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I\u2019m a former F1 star but I\u2019ve made the surprising decision to quit the sport and go to university in London | The Sun - magdelaine.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/lifestyle\/im-a-former-f1-star-but-ive-made-the-surprising-decision-to-quit-the-sport-and-go-to-university-in-london-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I\u2019m a former F1 star but I\u2019ve made the surprising decision to quit the sport and go to university in London | The Sun - magdelaine.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"F1 star Nicholas Latifi has revealed he is taking time away from the tracks to go to university in London. 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