The pilot of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has agreed a two-year contract to join Williams, the Formula One team said on Monday..
“Carlos will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams Racing for 2025 and into the new era of F1 regulations as the formidable pair look to spearhead the team’s mission to return to the front of the grid,” the team said in a press release.
“Williams Racing would also like to thank Logan Sargeant for his hard work and dedication over the past two years. Logan became the first American driver to score a point in 30 years when he finished 10th in Austin last year, and has played a pivotal role in the development of the team.
“Williams will give Logan his full support as he looks to continue his racing career for 2025 and beyond.”
Sargeant was the only American driver on the F1 grid, and the first since 2015.
Spanish driver Sainz, 29, has three wins, 23 podiums, more than 1,100 career points and is fifth in this season’s championship standings.
After becoming the only non-Red Bull driver to score a race win in 2023, Sainz most recently won this year’s Australian Grand Prix, just 10 days after appendicitis surgery, and has taken four further podium finishes this season.
Sainz said: “I am fully confident that Williams is the right place for me to continue my journey in F1, and I am extremely proud to join such a historic and successful team, where many of my childhood heroes drove in the past and left their mark on our sport.
“The ultimate goal of bringing Williams back to where it belongs, at the front of the grid, is a challenge I accept with excitement and positivity. I am convinced that this team has all the right ingredients to make history again and, from January 1, I will give my all to drive Williams forward alongside every member of the team.”
Source: AP