The American driver was removed from his position at Williams after a series of crashes, with the most severe point at the last Dutch GP. The Argentine will take his place until the end of the 2024 season.
Franco Colapinto’s historic arrival in Formula 1 It began to be defined last Saturday in the final practice of the Dutch Grand Prix. Logan Sargeant, after making many mistakes throughout his Williams career, has already lost his seat for next season, but FW46’s command problems precipitated its early withdrawalallowing the Argentine to take his place temporarily for the nine races remaining in 2024, while Carlos Sainz is expected to occupy that position in 2025.
Sargeant’s first season in Formula 1 was a real nightmare. The need for an improvement is evident: in the 36 Grand Prix he has competed in, he has abandoned, seven of them in 2023 for various reasons, from accidents and collisions to fuel problems.
Although his last five races in 2023 seemed to indicate improvement, with his first and only points at the Austin GP, an 11th place at Interlagos and a unique classification at Las Vegas, where he took sixth place (although he finished 16th in the race), In 2024, everything is broken again.
The turning point came at Zandvoort. under the rain, Sargeant lost control of his car when he stepped on wet grass, violently crashing into a wall, causing his car to burst into flames.. Fortunately, he got out in time before the fire consumed a large part of the vehicle. The third practice session was delayed to remove the car and the debris from the track. Sargeant did not participate in qualifying, starting in last place and finishing 16th in the race.
After this incident, the international media said that “William lost his patience”. Team boss James Vowles expressed his disappointment: “A hundred people worked for weeks on our big update, and in a second everything was broken. It was an unnecessary accident. “You can’t risk the third training session in the rain.”
It was Sargeant’s shocking accident that unleashed Colapinto’s arrival in F1
Sargeant’s routine was done by him the pilot that generated the most repair costs in 2023with a total of more than $4,300,000, according to DAZN. In 2024, his poor performance continued in three new stages before the Zandvoort crash: in practice in Japan and in the Miami and Canadian GPs.
In the following races, he was last in Barcelona, second to last in Austria, and his best result of the season was 11th place at Silverstone, where the COlapinto was able to use his car in the first practice, achieving a competitive time.
Colapinto, aboard Sargeant’s F1 at Silverstone
His time in the category ended with no wins, podiums, or fastest laps and only one point. Besides, He lost all direct competition to Alexander Albon, his colleague, in the races they both finished.
Vowles, Williams’ boss, spoke about his decision and Sargeant’s departure. “ANDIt was undoubtedly incredibly difficult for him.who gave everything, and we want to thank him for all his hard work and positive attitude. “He remains a talented driver and we will support him to continue his career in the future.”he commented.
Currently, the team is second to last in the Constructors’ Championship with 4 points, thanks to Albon’s two ninth places. Just behind them was Sauber, which was not added. past, As a goal for the nine races that Colapinto will have, the closest goal is to surpass Alpine (13)while Haas (27) and RB Honda (34) appear further out of reach.
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