Logan Sargeant AXED by Williams amid disastrous form as American is replaced for remainder of F1 season
Williams Racing have confirmed that Logan Sargeant will not race for the remainder of the Formula 1 season.
Sargeant, whose second Formula 1 season was a disaster, will be replaced by Franco Colapinto for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix and beyond.
The 23-year-old American is already set to leave Williams at the end of the season after his departure from the team was confirmed during the summer break.
From the 2025 season, Carlos Sainz will become Alex Albon’s new captain.
Sargeant was still expected to race alongside Albon in the final nine races of 2024 despite his on-track struggles.
Williams has confirmed that Logan Sargeant will remain in the background for the remainder of the F1 season
Sargeant, who is 16th in the Formula 1 standings, destroyed his Williams machine after a careless crash at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend
But after a horrific crash at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix destroyed his Williams machine, team boss James Vowles lost patience and immediately retired him.
Sargeant is 16th in the 20-driver F1 standings this year, having finished 19th in his debut season.
The Florida-born driver joined Williams’ driving academy in October 2021 after working his way up the ranks and impressing in Formula 2, 3 and 4.
Just over a year later he made his training debut, before it was confirmed that he would ride for the team in 2023.
Colapinto, 21, is now a member of the Williams driver academy and made his FP1 debut at the British Grand Prix earlier this year.
He is the first Argentine driver in Formula 1 in 23 years and only the second to drive for Williams, after Carlos Reutemann.