Williams believe there is a direct link between Nicholas Latifi's infamous crash at last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and his underwhelming form this season.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were the protagonists during that race last December, but Latifi unwittingly played a larger part than expected. Hamilton led and was on course to wrap up his eighth world title, but things changed when the Canadian crashed with a few laps to go.
It sparked the safety car which was mishandled by then-race director Michael Masi. The Australian sped up the procedure to ensure racing could resume for the last lap, which then led to Verstappen overtaking on much fresher tyres and snatching the title away from Hamilton.
