Logan Sargent: Melbourne is a bit like America

Logan Sargent is pleased that Melbourne reminds him of his native America with its atmosphere, and he loved the track in Albert Park since childhood, ever since he played on the computer.

Logan Sargent: “To be honest, Melbourne is a bit like America with its atmosphere. I’ve always wanted to be here and drive this track, so now I’m just really happy.

I managed to walk around the city to get to know it a bit, but in general I try to acclimate and actively train. As for Albert Park, I’ve done too many laps on this track in the simulator, that’s for sure.

I first raced here, playing on the computer, as a kid, and I’ve always wanted to see what this circuit looks like in real life. We already walked past it yesterday – it looks cool. The track is difficult and I want to get started as soon as possible.

So far I like everything about Formula 1, and the fact that you are here competing with the 19th best racers in the world makes you work as efficiently as possible and strive for better results. We have already made a noticeable step forward in Saudi Arabia by increasing the pace of qualifying compared to Bahrain. However, from the experience of playing in the youth series, I know that qualifying has always been good for me.

I’m quite comfortable driving a Williams car, it seems I’ve already adapted. And although we still didn’t earn any points at the end of the Grand Prix, everything went really well. However, I still have to learn how to act correctly on long ranges of circles and build a race.

In Saudi Arabia, even veteran Fernando Alonso was penalized for positioning his car incorrectly on the grid. Since Sargent is a Formula 1 debutant, he was asked if the track markings are really not visible from the cockpit?

“In F3 and F2 you can see all the lines so it was quite easy to get the car right, but from a Formula 1 car you don’t see anything at all,” admitted Logan. – I immediately drew attention to this when I first went to the starting field. Not a single line is visible, so you have to look for some kind of landmark on the barriers on the right or left to know exactly how far you can go. In general, it is much more difficult here, and I am not surprised that someone is having problems.