Sujet : Re: Sargeant axed by Williams, Colapinto handed F1 debut
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Groupes : rec.autos.sport.f1Date : 30. Aug 2024, 21:29:55
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On 8/29/2024 3:42 AM, ~misfit~ wrote:
On 28/08/2024 10:25 pm, Geoff wrote:
On 28/08/2024 8:01 pm, 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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see citation for rest of story-----
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I'm only amazed that it took this long.
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Money?
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More likely the commercial 'pros' of having a US driver involved.
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geoff
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Yeah, though Logan having a billionaire grandfather probably helped as well.
Not enough to stay in a Peter Principle seat.
Perhaps there will be second prizes.
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a62017825/williams-f1-boss-why-team-dumped-sargeant/