Last weekend, Team Williams announced at the US Grand Prix 2022 that Logan Sargeant will take the seat if he qualifies for an FIA F1 super license, know the points he needs in F2 and his standing
During the US Grand Prix last weekend, Williams announced that F2 driver Logan Sargeant will join Alex Albon in the 2023 season if Logan qualifies for an FIA F1 super license. Williams has decided to part ways with Nicolas Latifi for the upcoming season. Latifi, who debuted in Formula One with Williams in 2020, has been with the team since. However, he was unable to outperform his competitors, scoring only nine points for Williams to date. This is the primary reason Williams decided to part ways with Latifi.
How Many Points Does Logan Sargeant Need To Obtain A Super License And F2 Standing Ahead Of F1 2023 Move To Williams
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Nicolas Latifi’s seat has since been vacant for the 2023 season, but it may not be long before Williams fills the vacancy, as Williams CEO Jon Capito made an announcement regarding Logan Sargeant.
“We believe he is ready to race.” He will be our second driver next year, assuming he has enough super licence points.”
Since 2015, Logan Sargeant would be the first American to join the Grid
Jost Capito, the team’s CEO, stated that American F2 driver Logan Sargeant will obtain the team’s second seat in 2023 if he gets enough points in the final races to qualify for an FIA Super License to participate next year. Sargeant would be the first American driver to compete in Formula One since Alexander Rossi for Manor in 2015. Since Mario Andretti’s victory in 1978, no American has won an F1 Grand Prix.
Sargeant’s place at Williams may be more realistic because the 22-year-old driver already races in an F1 feeder series and would have enough points to race in the top tier next year if he finished sixth or better. Sargeant is currently ranked third in F2.
He has 27 points from his Formula 3 results and picked up a bonus point for driving FP1 at the United States Grand Prix on Friday and should be eligible for a further two bonus points for completing the entire 2021 F3 season without getting licence penalty points. On top of that, two more bonus points will come if he has an incident-free weekend in Abu Dhabi and as Williams has decided to field Sargeant in Mexico and Abu Dhabi for FP1, a further two bonus points can be earned on those performances.
This could bring Sargeant up to a whopping 34 superlicence points, making an eighth-place finish in the F2 championship enough to reach the 40-point threshold to qualify for an F1 superlicence and given that he is 21 points behind ninth in the F2 standings, it is very likely that Sargeant will be able to secure a superlicence.
More on Logan Sargeant
Full Name: Logan Hunter Sargeant
Born: 31 December 2000 ( age 21 years)
Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nationality: American
Logan Sargeant is an American racing driver who is currently driving for Carlin in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. He attends the Williams Driver Academy. He holds a conditional deal with Williams Racing to race in the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
Net Worth: Logan Sargeant’s net worth is expected to be around $1 million in 2022.