Williams’ new No 2 driver will take the No 2! Logan Sargeant picks his race variety forward of the 2023 period, as he prepares to grow to be the very first American F1 driver in 8 decades
The latest child on Method One’s block has formally picked the variety he will be racing with for his very first time.
American driver Logan Sargeant has introduced he will be racing with the #2 in the 2023 System One particular Planet Championship year.
Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne was the past Components 1 driver to race with that range – back again when he was racing with McLaren in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
American driver Logan Sargeant will be racing in Method One with the quantity 2 subsequent season
Immediately after gaining ample tremendous license details by ending 4th in Formulation Two, he’ll be the first American to race in F1 in 8 decades and the initially to race with #2 considering that Stoffel Vandoorne
The American gained his seat by ending fourth in the drivers standings in the Method Two Championship previous period. That gave him adequate tremendous license details to make it into F1.
Sargeant took some time in deciding his quantity, with reporters asking him a handful of weeks back if he experienced built a selection.
‘I are unable to really figure it out myself,’ Sargeant admitted. ‘I’ve appeared through the checklist, numerous, a lot of occasions, and just one has not really stood out to me nevertheless.’
Sargeant raced with the #6 on his car or truck previous season in Method Two, and that was accessible now that Williams dropped Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi.
Sargeant competed in F2with #6 on his car, now vacant with the departure of Nicolas Latifi
But as a substitute, he went with #2 – a range he’s been familiar with in other racing series’ in the earlier.
‘I utilized to operate [no. 2] in System Renault, and I had a really great year that 12 months,’ Sargeant spelled out.
‘Number three is my amount, but which is taken [by Daniel Ricciardo] so I figured why not consider a winning selection from the past and operate with in F1?’
The final driver to gain a planet title with the #2 on his car or truck was Alain Prost again in 1993.