According to Williams, Logan Sargeant “will be in Formula 1 soon”

Since the start of summer 2022, only one American driver has been cited among the candidates for a seat in Formula 1 in 2023. No, it's no longer Colton Herta, author of a checkered season in IndyCar and offside to obtain the Super License from the FIA ​​necessary to access F1. It is Logan sargeant, Carlin pilot in Formula 2 et author of two successes in July.

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The 21-year-old pilot caught the eye of Williams, which will allow him to make his debut in the cockpit of the FW44 of Nicholas latifi on the sidelines of Free Practice 1 of his national Grand Prix, in Austin (Texas) on October 21, 2022. He had already driven the FW43 during post-season testing in Abu Dhabi in December 2021.

FP1 on Home Soil! 🇺🇸 🚨

Williams Academy and multiple FIA @ Formula2 race winner @LoganSargeant will drive the FW44 on home turf during the first Free Practice session of the 2022 United States Grand Prix!#WeAreWilliams pic.twitter.com/rmQx0Uz7iy

- Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) August 2

Third in the F2 Drivers' Championship with four rounds remaining behind Felipe Drugovich and the Frenchman Theo Pourchaire, Logan Sargeant is also part of the young pilot program set up by the British team. His team principal, Jost Capito, logically makes him one of the potential candidates for a starting contract in the near future.

“He will soon be in Formula 1, I am absolutely convinced of that, he says on the official F1 website. Of course we are impressed. You know, it's only his first season in F2. We didn't put any pressure on him. He has time to grow and he really impressed us with how quickly he got to grips with the car. »

A final top 5 in F2 would be enough for the Floridian to obtain the sacrosanct Super License. But Jost Capito does not want to rush things. Alexander albon having been renewed for several years with Williams, the only seat available would be that of the extremely wealthy, but underperforming, Nicholas Latifi. “It's quite tricky to make early decisions on a Formula 2 driver until the season is over. So that’s part of the decision making, of course”, Capito continued.

“I think we have several options. And we will ultimately go with what we believe is the best choice for the team. But it's too early to go into details, because we're not there yet. » We will have to ask him the question again after the end of the F2 season.

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