Williams has confirmed today the signing of Felipe Nasr as its official reserver and test driver behind its drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteria Bottas. Nasr will partake in five free practice sessions during the 2014 seasons. Felipe Nasr is a Brazilian of Lebanese descent.
Here’s what Frank Williams had to say about him:
Added team principal Frank Williams, “Felipe has a strong record of success in his career so far, and we’ve watched closely for a while. We have a history in Williams to bring new talent and give them a chance to show what they can do on the biggest stage in the world. When driving in FP1 five sessions this season, Felipe will have the perfect opportunity to show his skills, and I am confident he will be a strong addition to our squad of pilots.”
Update: Here’s Nasr’s comments after FP1.
OMG THE LEBANESE ARE ALL SO PROUD AND JOYOUS BCZ OF THIS HALF LEBANESE, sigh, why do u waste ur & our time by posting these type of news, im sure there is more important news out there lol, inno mish hal2ad we’re desperate and in awe of our lebanese-ism (this is coming from some1 living abroad rather than the local rant-ers 😛 ) , and dont u delete this #naughtyNaughty 😛
He’s of Lebanese descent. This is a Lebanese blog. He’s gonna race in F1. That’s important news to me 🙂
I dont mean to be a hater or anything but I would like to know why you think that just because this person is of Lebanese descent then we should be following his news.
In my opinion, this person’s family (just like others such as Shakira, Carlos Slim, or whoever you want) left Lebanon and never looked. He identifies himself as Brazilian and not Lebanese. This guy or the others will probably never do anything for Lebanon. Ill be proud to call Carlos Slim Lebanese once he builds a school in Lebanon or offers aid to help out with the influx of Syrian refugees but that probably wont happen. In addition you dont see European countries being so proud of their descendants in America and the prime example of this is George Washington. He is of English descent and they hated him. Instead Europeans celebrate their own people and thats what we should do too. For example Mashrou3 Leila is going to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone Magazine and thats something to be proud of.
Hi Montrealer,
We don’t know anything about this guy. Maybe he likes Lebanon and wishes to represent it as well or maybe he doesnt even know where it’s located but only that his grand father is from some village in Lebanon. I don’t blame him and I am not following his news by the day. I just happened to read it and thought it’s an interesting piece of information that’s all 🙂
You don’t see me putting a poster of him on the wall or praising him like the next Schumacher. As for Carlos Slim, I think he’s helping projects in Lebanon if I am not mistaken.
In regards to Mashrou3 leila, yaraytak tabalit 1 million dollar. I read the news yesterday and scheduled the post for today.
Cheers!
i agree with Nagib
He is handsome