Williams Racing F1 team boss James Bowles says he believes Liam Lawson, who was his stand-in driver at AlphaTauri, “absolutely deserves” a seat on the F1 grid, but says he believes Liam Lawson, the team’s rookie driver, “absolutely deserves” a seat on the F1 grid. I once again supported the instructions given to a certain Logan Sgt. Lawson has impressed many with his performances over five races since being brought in as a substitute for the injured Daniel Ricciardo at the Dutch Grand Prix.
However, it has been confirmed that Ricciardo will return in the next race in Austin, Lawson will once again be sidelined for the time being, and it has been confirmed that the team lineup of Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will remain in 2024 as well. There is. The last unfilled seat on next year’s grid is currently occupied by Sargent, who had a difficult weekend having retired due to illness at the previous Qatar Grand Prix. Sargent, who was promoted to F1 after finishing fourth in the 2022 F2 Championship, is still searching for his first points in F1, with his teammate Alex Albon solely responsible for Williams’ current 23 points. . Despite this, Bowles said the team has a responsibility to continue giving Sargent a chance to prove himself, noting Sargent’s lack of testing experience compared to the rest of the grid. Logan Sargent has yet to score any points in F1. “That’s a perfect summary,” Bowles said when asked about the difficulty of balancing the need to encourage Sargent while also seeing a certain level of performance from young players in his role as team president. “Logan has only undergone minimal testing, and the team is also responsible for that. For example, if you compare him to Oscar (Piastri) on the grid, Oscar will spend a year (in 2022) just doing F1 testing. “We have a responsibility to make sure we’ve given Logan every chance to be successful, and we don’t think we’ve done that yet. That’s why my comments have been conveyed so clearly in the media.” Reflecting on Sergeant’s performance in the only free practice session of the weekend in Qatar, Bowles praised the 22-year-old and said he is looking forward to 2024. He vowed to give him more time to secure his place on the team. “Again, he actually did a good job in the FP1 session and he ranked in the top 10 again even though we weren’t doing anything special to him,” Bowles said. continued. “He’s fast. It’s the whole package that doesn’t come together at the moment. We’ve talked about it pretty openly. “At the end of this year, we’ll all know. We’re going to look him in the eye and give him the best chance. You can be sure that he gave it to you, or you’ll see if he’ll definitely be in the car next year. But let’s give him time to do that.”The Qatar Grand Prix will be Liam Lawson’s fifth chance with Scuderia AlphaTauri. It was the second race. Meanwhile, with Lawson likely to lose his spot as an F1 driver next season, Bowles questioned how a rookie driver could get further opportunities in F1. “Then I think we have a responsibility as a sport to look at the rules and figure out how we introduce rookie drivers,” Bowles added. “Liam will be missing out, but I think he deserves a seat on this grid. This reflects such a difficult sprint race format, one-hour sessions and lack of opportunity to develop. I think it’s a thing.”
2023-10-14 06:03:03
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