Logan Sargeant steps away from motorsport and leaves IDEC Sport

According to the French team, the American driver decided to " moving away from sport to pursue other projects. » IDEC Sport and Genesis Magma Racing, the group's entity Hyundai which will debut in Endurance in 2026, " take note of his decision and will announce his replacement in the coming days. »

Logan sargeant was among Genesis' potential factory drivers for the future adventure in WEC and IMSA of the Korean brand. For the moment, Pipo Derani and André Lotterer are the drivers confirmed by Genesis, but the announcement of the exploitation of the GMR 001 Hypercar by IDEC Sport in WEC, with a partnership starting this season in ELMS, suggested a season of full-scale auditions for Sargeant, as well as Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert, who are currently in Barcelona for pre-season trials.

The absence of the former pilot of Formula 1 had sparked rumors that IDEC Sport immediately wanted to confirm. It is currently impossible to know whether the departure mentioned by the French team is definitive, or whether Sargeant simply wants to take a step back after two particularly difficult seasons at Williams F1 alongsideAlexander albon.

Sargeant's seat is likely to be highly coveted in any case, given the obvious links with a possibility of evolving in Hypercar from 2026. The premier category of Endurance has been particularly attractive for several years, but the number of seats available is necessarily limited, due to the crews already engaged since 2021 for certain teams, and due to the links that some new entrants for the future already have with certain drivers. Genesis being a new entity in terms of circuit racing, it can potentially look for its future drivers on a fairly broad spectrum.

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