Zhou Guanyu and Logan Sargeant state their case for remaining on F1 2024 grid

At the F🥃1 Dutch Grand Prix, they emerged as the t🌳wo most at-risk drivers on the current grid to lose their places for next season.
Zhou’s contract will expireও at the end of this season and, with just four points on the board plus Theo Pourchaire leading the F2 championship, 𒊎it was reported by Canal+ that “budget” could see Alfa Romeo make a change.
Zhou insisꦬted he is in talks over his future: “I mean it’s been goi🔜ng on, us talking together, before the summer shutdown.
“Also, we♛ are still discussing toget𓆉her with the team.
“Happy place to be, right now, and also knowing the team, moving forward in the fut♑ure, heading off to a works team, so it’s good for us and for myself.
“I’m trying to do the maximum I can on the track and the rest is uꦦp to time.
“Up to more further detailed discussion together.
“This time last year I was a lot more n♌ervous than I am now.ဣ
“Hopefully I’m able to sไet everything down and have a good f♚uture ahead.”
Rookie Sargea🍷nt has trailed his impressive Williams teammate Alex Albon by every m🔥etric this season so far.

Mick Schumacher waits in the wings for a full-time comeback s꧂o Sargeant knows there is pressure.
“From my side, I just need to worry about improving,” he said ꦦat Zandvoor🦋t.
“Show a good step from the fꦓirst half of the sea꧑son going into the second, and just work on improving myself.
“As long as I do that, all should be good.
“Iꦺt’s F1 and the pressure is alway𝔉s there. It doesn’t matter what position you’re in, or what team you’re in.
“It’s a perfo🏅rmance-driven sport. I think we all understand that.
“So i♑t’s all going to ultimately🔯 come down to that.
“It’s going to come down to how I perform, how I impro𓃲ve. We’re all aware of that and understand that going into it.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering e⛄verything from American sꦇports, to football, to F1.