Kicked out of Formula 1. The American ended up in Williams – Sport.cz

“The decision to change drivers in the middle of the season was not an easy one, but we believe this will give Williams the best chance of scoring points for the rest of the season,” said team principal James Vowles. in a statement. “We have made a lot of progress on the car and we have to get the best possible chances of getting points in a very tight midfield battle,” he said.

Sargeant was originally supposed to leave at the end of the season. Starting next year, he was supposed to give the seat in the cockpit to Carlos Sainz, who comes from Ferrari as a co-driver to Alex Albon. He now leaves the F1 series with just one point from 36 starts since joining Williams in 2023. His best finish this year was 11th.

Colapinto, twenty one, is in sixth place in the running order of the F2 series. He is the first Argentine driver in F1 since Gaston Mazzacane raced in 2001. “Coming to F1 in the middle of the season will be a big change, but I’m ready for the challenge. I will be fully focused on working hard with Alex and the entire team to succeed,” said Colapinto.