Re: Sargeant axed by Williams, Colapinto handed F1 debut

On 2024-08-28 01:48, Alan wrote:

On 2024-08-28 01:01, Sir Tim wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2024-08-27 10:41, a425couple wrote:

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https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/logan-sargeant-axed-williams-franco-colapinto-debut-monza/
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Sargeant axed by Williams, Colapinto handed F1 debut
Aug 27, 2024
by Jack Cozens
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Williams has dropped Logan Sargeant with immediate effect and will
replace him with its academy driver Franco Colapinto for the remainder
of the Formula 1 season.
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Sargeant had already lost his drive for 2025 as Williams is bringing in
Carlos Sainz - but the American's place even for the remainder of the
year has been the subject of scrutiny at various points in 2024. -----
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I'm only amazed that it took this long.
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Money?
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 Quite possibly. I never heard any details about what he might have brought to Williams in terms of sponsorship, but that is how a lot of guys get there it seems

Follow up: his uncle, Harry Sargeant III, runs a multibillion-dollar business conglomerate in "aviation companies, oil refineries, oil trading operations, alternative fuels development, and oil and asphalt shipping" (Wikipedia).
Anyone care to be there's not a connection there?
:-)