Logan Sargeant fourth in the Formula 2 race to receive a top license with a Formula 1 car; The 21-year-old American will join Alex Albon at Williams next season, completing the 2023 grid
Last Updated: 20/11/22 11:01am
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Logan Sargeant finished fifth in the final F2 race in 2022 to secure his top license, ensuring he will drive for Williams in F1 next season.
Logan Sargeant finished fifth in the final F2 race in 2022 to secure his top license, ensuring he will drive for Williams in F1 next season.
Logan Sargeant has secured his Formula 1 seat with Williams for 2023 after receiving his top license following the final round of the Formula 2 season.
Sargeant, the 21-year-old American, was revealed as Williams’ successor to Nicholas Latifi at the United States GP last month, but the move was dependent on him securing enough qualifications.
Finishing fifth in the final F2 race in Abu Dhabi, Sargeant finished fourth in the race – making him the required 40 points.
Sargeant, a senior Williams driver who has made several F1 appearances this season, will join Alex Albon at the Grove-based team next year, becoming the team’s first US driver since Alexander Rossi in 2015.
It fills the entire 2023 F1 grid after Haas confirmed Nico Hulkenberg last week.
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Williams Racing head coach Jost Capito believes Logan Sargeant is the man to fill the second spot.
Speaking last month, Williams boss Jost Capito said of Sargeant: “I like to get young drivers up to F1 as quickly as possible.
“So get him in as soon as possible and see if he can be in F1 for a long time, which we hope he is.
“In his first year in F2 he won races, and he has qualified very strongly throughout his career, so we believe he is ready to enter F1.
“We can have a rookie because with Alex we have a young, and already experienced driver. He is well established in the team, he has very good results, he is working well with the team to put the player. him.”
