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ELMS: Axed F1 driver Sargeant steps down to Sportscar Racing (Update)

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Logan Sergeant was given a contract extension by Williams F1 after the 2023 season concluded after managing to score a single point during his debut campaign.

Speaking to Formule1.nl, pundit and racing driver Tom Coronel believes that Sargeant simply wasn’t fast enough to race in F1.

However, he thinks he could have a successful career away from F1, the pinnacle of motorsports.

“We saw Logan Sargeant’s departure coming for miles, of course.

“Williams are a team that wants to grow. Well, so then you need drivers to lift your team up. Because the chain always breaks at the weakest link.

“And at Williams that was Logan Sargeant, that was blindingly obvious. And so if you have ambitions as a team, you just have to say goodbye.

“Sargeant’s successor, Franco Colapinto, has done better, absolutely.

“Did more damage, but also scored more points. Colapinto has done a lot wrong, but that’s a guy with growth potential.

“That was not the case for Sargeant. He lacked confidence and could not handle the criticism of his performance.

“He just wasn’t strong enough and made mistakes you shouldn’t make.

“I do think he is a guy who can still be of value in other racing series, for example in the Sports Cars or IndyCar. Because he is not super slow, but just not fast enough for Formula 1.

“Not even by a long shot. Formula 1 is the highest of the highest, let’s not forget that. In itself, there is no shame if you fall short of that.”

December 4, 2024 

Axed American F1 driver Logan Sargeant will return to racing in 2025 in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), ahead of a move to WEC in 2026.

Sargeant was terminated by Williams after poor performances in his second F1 season, being cut after the Dutch Grand Prix, where he crashed heavily during a wet FP3 and missed qualifying.

Since then, Sargeant has tested an IndyCar with Meyer Shank Racing, but is set to make his racing return in 2025 with Genesis Magma Racing in ELMS ahead of its planned entry to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026.

He is set to be partnered by W Series champion and Indy Lights race-winner Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert behind the wheel of the Oreca-Gibson #18 machine.