American Racer Logan Sargeant Gets Long-Term Deal With Williams F1

Up-and-coming American racer Logan Sargeant has joined Williams’ Formula 1 Driver Academy.

Sargeant finished third in the 2020 Formula 3 drivers' championship and finished seventh in 2021 despite competing for a mid-pack Charouz team that finished fifth in the F3 team standings. On Friday, ahead of the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, Williams announced the recruitment of Florida native Sargeant, 20, on a long-term agreement.

Sargeant, who has yet to announce his 2022 driving plans, hopes to one day make it to the F1 grid. The last American to race in Formula 1 was Alexander Rossi in 2015.

Williams was acquired in August 2020 by New York-based investment firm Dorilton Capital and has made progress through 2021 to hold eighth place in Formula 1’s Constructors’ Championship. The team has already confirmed a race driver lineup for 2022 of incumbent Nicholas Latifi and ex-Red Bull racer Alexander Albon, who will take the place of Mercedes-bound George Russell.

As part of the agreement, Sargeant is set to undertake simulator work and assist with Williams’ development, becoming immersed in the team both trackside and at its factory in Grove, U.K.