With so much talk about the potential arrival of Andretti into Formula 1 and a possible move for Colton Herta, it’s easy to forget that there is a Williams-backed American driver racing just one tier below Formula 1 in 2022.
Logan Sargeant is racing his first season in Formula 2 with Carlin in 2022 – his first year while a member of the Williams’ junior driver programme. In a small session with a handful of media, RaceFans caught up with the 21-year-old in Miami to found out how he’s finding life in Formula 2.
How does it feel being the current closest American driver to reaching Formula 1?
Sargeant: I don’t mind if I’m the first or second or whatever – as long as I make it there, that’s all that matters. Obviously being in Formula 2 now, the path is there, it just comes down to performance. I feel like Carlin’s doing a really good job to give my a fast car at the moment so at the moment so we can take advantage of that.
What’s been the biggest challenge of transitioning from F3 to F2 this season?
Sargeant: The biggest challenge switching between the two series is, one, wrapping your head around the weight of the car – it requires a slightly different driving style. And then the extremely chaotic races. As long as you have good pace, keep your nose clean, a good pit stop, you should be right there to fight at the end.
How surreal is it going from having your F2 future in doubt to being in this position in less than a year?
Sargeant: It is pretty crazy to even think about from my side. At the end of 2020 it looked very, very down. We didn’t really have many options. The budget wasn’t there to go to Formula 2 and Charouz came with a really good offer to race in F3 again.
But even still, I nearly didn’t accept that I nearly moved on to a different category. But looking back at it, I’m very glad I took that that every right and set me up for where we’re at now.
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