Formula 1: British-Korean driver Jack Aitken open to it all after history-making debut – ‘there are other options available’
- The 25-year-old reflects on a ‘strange’ Covid-19-impacted year which ended with a ‘positive takeaway’
- Aitken still in talks with Williams but unlikely to return to Formula 2; ponders Formula E and Le Mans
After British-Korean driver Jack Aitken made history in his Formula One debut with Williams in December, fans across two continents eagerly await his next move.
But like much of 2020, it is nearly impossible to predict the future. The 70th F1 World Championships is hot off the heels of a truncated season and it looks to be a quiet winter in lockdown for the 25-year-old London native.
“It was a quite a strange year with a very slow start. We were lucky enough that we actually got in pretty much our full season of racing, albeit it was delayed and the schedule quite compressed,” said Aitken, who became the first driver of Korean heritage to race in F1.
“That made for a very hectic six or seven months. It wasn’t the year that I really wanted, so to finish the year by making my debut in F1 was a really nice, big positive to take away from 2020.”
Now that the Covid-19-impacted season is over and he can enjoy the creature comforts of home – Oxford for now – Aitken has finally had the chance to weigh his options.
