Sargeant leaves door open to role as… Williams reserve driver in 2025

It is now confirmed: since the announcement of the arrival of Carlos Sainz à Whole grained, made official during the summer break, Logan sargeant will not be a Williams driver in 2025. Well, that’s what you might think! If he will not have a seat as a starter next year, the American could still be a member of the British team in a different role. Asked at a press conference about the possibility of remaining in the team as a reserve driver next season, the Floridian gave a laconic response but open to interpretation: “It depends. »

Should we understand that Logan Sargeant would be ready, under certain conditions, to be demoted to the role of third pilot in order to desperately keep one foot in Formula 1 ? He would not be the first to be in this case: in 2024 alone, there are three reserve drivers who already have experience as a starter in Formula 1 (Vandoorne at Aston Martin, Giovinazzi at Ferrari, Schumacher in Mercedes). For Williams, it would also be a great option to transition its driver between Formula 1 and other external championships.

Reserve at Williams… or starter in Indy?

Precisely, speaking of other disciplines, the future of Logan Sargeant could well be written outside Formula 1 but still in car.IndyCar is obviously the natural way out for the Floridian, who could relaunch his career on his land. Closely linked to the new PREMA project in Uncle Sam's country, the native of Fort Lauderdale seems to have the perfect profile: beyond his nationality, Logan Sargeant is a pilot who is still young (24 years old in 2025), with interesting experience in F1 (two full seasons). Especially since he knows the Italian team well, since he finished 3rd in the championship of Formula 3 with PREMA in 2020.

For now, Logan Sargeant prefers to concentrate on the rest (the end?) of his adventure in Formula 1 with Williams. At Zandvoort, he admitted not being surprised by the arrival of Carlos Sainz in his place, after months of procrastination. “It became public that [Williams] was trying very hard to get him. But I think in the end it doesn't change anything. I have ten more races to go, to drive as well as possible for the people who work hard for me, my mechanics, my engineers, and I hope I can make them proud. »

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