Franco Colapinto replaces Sargeant at Williams for rest of season
Williams have replaced Logan Sargeant with Franco Colapinto for the remaining nine rounds of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Sargeant’s second season in Formula 1 has been cut short ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, where Colapinto will make his competitive debut having previously driven for Williams in practice at the British Grand Prix in July. Williams had already confirmed Sargeant would be permanently replaced by outgoing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon next season, but the 23-year-old American’s huge crash in final practice at the Dutch Grand Prix appears to have been the final straw in hastening his exit.
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