US F1 star Logan Sargeant told harsh truth behind team’s BRUTAL firing

Logan Sargeant, Williams, Australia, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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US F1 star told harsh truth behind team’s BRUTAL firing

An F1 star was axed ahead of the Italian GP

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Monday 2 September 2024 21:00

British television pundit and F1 legend Martin Brundle has told Logan Sargeant the harsh truth behind his mid-season axing.

Williams made the decision to replace Sargeant following his disastrous weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix last month, with his huge crash at Zandvoort proving to be the final act of his difficult F1 career so far.

Of course, F1 teams are not immune from mid-season driver sackings, and harsh ones at that.

Red Bull are renowned for their ruthless driver decisions, for example, most notably when they axed Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon from the team as they struggled against Max Verstappen.

Nyck de Vries was the last driver to be sacked midway through an F1 season

Logan Sargeant has been sacked from Williams

Why was Logan Sargeant axed from Williams?

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Sargeant is the latest in a long line of drivers axed mid-season, with Williams boss James Vowles appearing unimpressed with the American's huge mistake.

Following the decision to replace Sargeant, Sky pundit Martin Brundle has provided an insight into the reason for the sacking.

“Formula 1 is not a finishing school it’s the pinnacle,” he said at the Italian GP.

Martin Brundle claims F1 is 'not a finishing school'

“If you don’t deliver then somebody else will come in and deliver that’s the way it operates, that’s the way you get your chance in the first place.

“I’m not surprised they’ve had to make a change, nothing in Colapinto’s career to date shouts to me, ‘Wow look out it’s going to be something special’, but I’ve learned over the decades to not judge anybody good or bad on their way in.

“Let’s see how they do when the pressure is on.”

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