{"id":69689,"date":"2025-08-15T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/69689\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:36:09","slug":"racing-comeback-confirmed-for-former-f1-racer-after-mid-season-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/69689\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing comeback confirmed for former F1 racer after mid-season dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year on since his last race entry, Logan Sargeant will climb back behind the wheel of a racing car in his native United States.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida-born driver raced with Williams for a year and a half, but was dropped by the Grove-based squad midway through the F1 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Sargeant\u2019s next race is confirmed<\/p>\n<p>Following the split between Sargeant and Williams after last year\u2019s Dutch Grand Prix, Sargeant took part in an IndyCar test with Meyer Shank Racing at The Thermal Club.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, a few months on from his IndyCar test, Sargeant was confirmed as having signed with IDEC Sport in the 2025 European Le Mans Series, teaming up with Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert. However, before kicking off this race programme, Sargeant withdrew from competition.<\/p>\n<p>While no explanation was offered, a reasonable assumption might be that the American simply wished to take a breather from what had been a gruelling 2024, which saw the pressure ramp up relentlessly during what was a particularly difficult season with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was a self-imposed moment of respite or not still hasn\u2019t been confirmed, but the American driver has confirmed he will return to competition in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He will drive for PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports on its LMP2 roster, racing the No.52 Oreca 07 alongside Naveen Rao and Benjamin Pedersen.<\/p>\n<p>He will race in the last two rounds of the current championship, with endurance events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in September, and the Petit Le Mans event at Road Atlanta in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super excited to be jumping back into a car for the last two LMP2 races in IMSA with PR1\/Mathiasen Motorsports,\u201d Sargeant said, again choosing not to comment on what has been a quiet 12-month period for the American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to drive at two special tracks, Indianapolis and Road Atlanta, and help push for good results with my teammates Ben and Naveen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m eager to contribute to a successful couple of races for the team and bring my knowledge and experience to everyone involved. See you at the track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sargeant has previously raced in LMP2, driving for Racing Team Turkey in the 2021 European Le Mans Series. Across two rounds, he took pole position once and finished second in class in both events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMyself and all the crew here at PR1\/Mathiasen Motorsports are very excited that Logan is able to join us for the last two endurance events of this season,\u201d said Bobby Oergel, team principal of PR1 Mathiasen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sure Logan\u2019s pace will be top-notch, and everyone will work well together. We really want to welcome him into our team in a smooth and easy fashion. The opportunity to do some testing ahead of the Indy event should do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More on Williams\u2019 decision to replace Logan Sargeant<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/alex-albon-behind-closed-doors-conversation-logan-sargeant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udc49 Alex Albon\u2019s \u2018behind closed doors\u2019 comment after brutal Logan Sargeant axing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/franco-colapinto-late-call-logan-sargeant-replacment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udc49 Franco Colapinto reveals Logan Sargeant conversation after \u2018late\u2019 call to replace him<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logan Sargeant signs up with new management<\/p>\n<p>Hints of movement in Sargeant\u2019s career came earlier this week when, on Wednesday, Oliver Gavin Management (OGMM) confirmed Sargeant has joined a stable of drivers under the company\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin is a multiple Le Mans class winner, as well as the winner of several American Le Mans Series titles, as well as being, briefly, F1\u2019s Safety Car driver in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew signing!\u201d read a post on OGMM\u2019s social media channel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Logan Sargeant to the OGMM team!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a strong history of racing in single seaters and at still only 24 years old, Logan is joining OGMM as he focuses on a future career in sportscars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLogan has already experienced endurance racing after successfully taking part in both the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup in 2021, scoring a pole position on his LMP2 debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to the team, Logan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sargeant joins Colin Braun, Ben Tuck, Trent Hindman, and Matt Bell \u2013 all successful GT and sportscar racers \u2013 on the company\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n<p>Sargeant was a product of the Williams Driver Academy, first driving an F1 car at the conclusion of the 2021 season in the Abu Dhabi post-season test, and he became the first American driver to take part in a Grand Prix weekend since Alexander Rossi in 2015 when he took part in FP1 at the 2022 United States Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>On the crest of a wave of hype as an American driver, Sargeant was signed to replace Nicholas Latifi for the 2023 season, in which he scored one point courtesy of 10th place at his home race.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sargeant struggled for pace and consistency in his rookie year relative to experienced teammate Alex Albon, with the British-Thai racer securing 27 points.<\/p>\n<p>Sargeant was thus under intense pressure for his second season, in 2024. With the car proving less competitive as even Albon failed to regularly trouble the points-scorers throughout the first half of the year, some costly crashes meant Sargeant came under increasing scrutiny and, following a particularly big unforced crash at the Dutch Grand Prix, Williams opted to swap him out for Franco Colapinto.<\/p>\n<p>Williams team boss James Vowles was blunt in his assessment of Sargeant\u2019s proficiency behind the wheel, stating that the American had always given 100 percent of himself, but that being competitive in F1 was a step beyond him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had enough experience under our belt to know that he\u2019s reached the limit of what he\u2019s able to achieve, and in fact, it\u2019s almost unfair on him to continue,\u201d Vowles told media, including PlanetF1.com, at the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at his face when he gets out of the car. He\u2019s given you everything he possibly can, and it\u2019s not enough. He absolutely never, from a human perspective, did anything but give me 100 percent of what he was able to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the realisation of where he is, on his limits, now is very clear. It\u2019s clear to everyone, and more so than that, the relationship can only become more difficult across the last nine races, towards the end of the year, because he knows what his future holds, which is not to be an F1 driver anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd actually a clean break at that stage, feels like the correct decision for all parties. It feels like it\u2019s fair to Logan. He won\u2019t feel that way today, but I hope he reflects on it in the future. That is fair towards him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read Next:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/mclaren-announces-world-first-with-f1-2026-car-pre-sale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McLaren announces \u2018world-first\u2019 with F1 2026 car pre-sale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A year on since his last race entry, Logan Sargeant will climb back behind the wheel of a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,818,52087,44,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-69689","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-home-page","14":"tag-logan-sargeant","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}