Felipe Drugovich emerges in frame to replace struggling Logan Sargeant at Williams for F1 2024

Felipe Drugovich has emerged as the latest candidate to join the race for the final F1 seat left on the 2024 grid at Williams. 
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan, Practice
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand…

The 2022 Formula 2 champion and cur😼rent Aston Martin reserve driver has been “n🙈egotiating for weeks” with Williams, according to Swiss publication . 

Durgovich is said to be putting his case forward to replace the struggling 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant, who experienced a miserable Japane🐷se Grand Prix weekend.

Sargeant’s place at Williams has been uncertain for some time and his latest cra𝔉sh in qualifying at Suzuka will have done little to help his bid to retain his seat for a second campaign. 

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45 crashed out of qualifying. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45 crashed out of qualifying. Formula 1 World…

Respected F1 journalist Roger Benoit reported last week that Williams𝓡 would not entertain the prospect of dismissing Sargeant before his upcoming pair of home races at Austin and Las Vegas. 

But the American rookie’s seat appears to be increasingly under threat, despite the patience and♏ support Williams team principal James Vowles has repeate𝔉dly shown to him publicly. 

Rumours that Drugovich, who is well-backed financially, could be🦄 in the frame for a 2024 drive with Williams are gathering momentum. 

The 23-year-old Brazilian unsuccessfully tried to rival 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu for a seat at Alfa Romeo before the ♐Chinese driver was re-signed for a third season. 

Felipe Drugovich (BRA) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23, Reserve and Development Programme Driver. Formula 1 World Championship,
Felipe Drugovich (BRA) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23, Reserve and Development Programme Driver…

Schumacher and Lawson out of the running 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher had been hoping to sea🐻l a return to the F1 ౠgrid on a full-time basis next year.

But his hopes appear to have be♒en dashed amid reports t🌄hat Williams boss Vowles after a plea from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. 

Instead, Schumacher looks set to combine his Mercedes F1 reserve role alo𒁏ngside a potential World Endurance Championship drive with Alpine. 

Elsewhere, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson has seemingly 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ruled himself⛎ out from moving to Williams on loan, despite missing out on a full-time seat🃏 with AlphꦗaTauri for 2024. 

Lawson has impressed Red Bull as a stand-in for the injured 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo, who will be kept on alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda at AlphaTauri next season. 

Liam Lawson (NZL) AlphaTauri on the drivers' parade. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka,
Liam Lawson (NZL) AlphaTauri on the drivers' parade. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17,…

21-year-old Lawson is now set for a year on🐽 the sidelines in a t♉est and reserve role for Red Bull. 

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend that Williams are168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “unlikely” to take Lawson on for just one season. 

Lawson, meanwhile, made it clear that he's “a Red Bull driver” an🐠d “all the 🥀Red Bull seats are filled”. 

Red Bull are rumoured to have promised Lawson a full-time seat for 2025 -&n🎉bsp;either at the senior team, or sister team AlphaTauri. 

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