‘Can’t rely on one driver’ - Brutal verdict delivered amid Williams' Logan Sargeant F1 2024 dilemma

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan believes Williams cannot afford to rely on one driver performing and thinks Logan Sargeant would be lucky to retain his seat. 
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams R
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams R

Sargeant endured a difficult rookie season as he struggled to match the performances of Williams teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon, wh🍷ile several high-profile mistakes led to big and costly crashes for the team. 

Despite this, the 22-year-o🍨ld American showed signs of improvement in the latter stages of the campaign and scored a breakthro🙈ugh point at his home race in Austin.

Sargeant looks favourite to retain the final seat on the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: F1 2024 grid𝐆 though he is not the only contender, with Williams expected to make a decision wi♏thin the next few weeks after carrying out a final data check on his progress. 

Sarg🔯eant’s future was ꦉthe subject of a discussion between Jordan and ex-F1 driver David Coulthard, who suggested he was the biggest underperformer of the 2023 season. 

“The obvious one in comparison in laptime, has to be Logan Sargeant. Half a second away fဣrom Albon,” Coulthard said on the Formula For Success podcast. 

“And I feel for Logan, because I genuinely would like all these guys to♍ haꦇve success because it’s a privilege to be a professional sportsperson, but it just doesn’t seem to have gelled.

“For some drivers who have success in the lower formulas, Formula 1 is just a different animal and the consistency of performance, even though he had a great qualifying in Vegas and I think it was Zandvoort he did a really good job🐎, but there’s just been too many sort of missed opportunities.

“And I’d be curious to know EJ, whether if he were in your team, 🍸and it was no financial benefit in keeping him or nationality benefit, would he🦂 make your two? And with the hope that suddenly he’s going to discover some pace and the penny is going to drop.”

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW44 leads Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship,
Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW44 leads Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45…

Responding to Coulthard’s question, Jordan said: “First of all, talent is something you have and 🐓🦹you can’t buy it. 

“Would he drive the car if he 𒅌had no money? Absolutely not. Would he drive the car if he had a whole heap of money? I’m not even sure he would.

“Because if I look back, the Jarno Trullis, the Ralf Schꦓumachers, t🌱he Eddie Irvines and the [Rubens] Barrichellos, whilst people might think that we went for money primarily, there was a fine line.

“Yes, we needed somebody to help pay the bills, but it’s not absolutely imperative, Eddie Irvine is case♉ in point. But then there were other things that he brought in terms of other sponsors that helped♓ to come as a result.

“Sargeant would not be in my team. We didn’t finish outside the top five th𒊎at꧟ often and we got to number three, so to do that, you need really high quality drivers who know and you can’t rely on just one.

“I mean, of course, there we♉re times that we did rely on one. But generally speaking, I think a very strong team-mate is exactly what you want.

“So the answer, Sargeant, I’m🦋 afraid woulജdn’t be in my team.”

Read More