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Gutierrez considered for Williams seat

08:10, 28 Oct 2018

byBobby Vincent

Could Formula One be about to see two Mexican drivers on the grid? Esteban Gutierrez has put his name into the hat for the remaining Williams seat.

Gutierrez has been out of Formula One for two years - previously driving for Sauber and Haas and the Mexican driver is hopeful he will return to the sport for the 2019 season.

"I am working very hard, I've been preparing a lot this year, I am very motivated," Gutierrez told Autosport. "I've been working with Mercedes, a very professional team, actively on the simulator, doing different things, and I am really positive about the future.

"I think I feel like I have a lot to give in F1, and I am very motivated for it. I have chances, I am here. At the beginning of the year, I was not involved with a Formula One team and now I am with Mercedes, which is at the moment one of the most important teams in Formula One.

"I've been working very hard, it hasn't been easy, but I'm really positive about the future. I think there is a lot to come in my career and there is a lot I can give as well.

"When you go through those difficult moments it makes you grow a lot as a person and as a professional," the Mexican driver continued. "I know what I want today, and that is the reason why I am here."

Williams looks the most likely destination for Gutierrez and the Mexican was asked about possibly joining the team, at perhaps their lowest point in its history, and replied: "It is a great team. It is one of the most respected teams in F1.

"I think they've had difficult years, but the people they have and the team they are I am pretty sure they can recover pretty well."