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Logan Sargeant signs for Williams Racing F1 team after earning his Super Licence points
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Logan Sargeant signs for Williams Racing F1 team after earning his Super Licence points
The latest American addition to the F1 grid, Logan Sargeant, picked up his racing number. The former F2 driver finally decided to go on with number 2 as his official car number. As Williams announced this on social media, fans reacted to this in a bitter-sweet fashion.
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Williams F1 team announced Sargeant as Nicholas Latifi’s replacement for the 2023 season. As the American driver is slated to join Alex Albon next season, he had to settle for number 2. Even though he had number 3 in mind, due to his extreme liking for NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, he could not claim it as it already belongs to Daniel Ricciardo.
As Ricciardo is still in Formula 1, tied up with Red Bull, Sargeant will need to wait at least a few years to inherit his favorite number. Interestingly, Ricciardo himself is a Dale Earnhardt fan, and he picked up the number 3 as his racing number for the same reason.
Fans react as they saw Logan Sargeant pick up number 2
As soon as the information surfaced on the internet, fans reacted to Logan Sargeant’s choice. The fans referred to various links and connections with the number as Sargeant inherited Vandoorne’s number.
The FIA regulations stopped the 21-year-old from claiming the number 3 as two drivers can’t have the same number. Moreover, the driver who once used a number will have to go two seasons without appearing in the sport. Stoffel Vandoorne, however, used the number last in 2018.
Mf picked 2. Like who does that https://t.co/ypeTjPUt1g
— moss moss – THE Kimi Räikkönen stannie 🧊 (@_moss_moss_) November 30, 2022
thought we’d get 1,2,3,4 but daniels not here anymore 😭 https://t.co/DQJmb81sJy
— meg¹ 🇳🇱🦁 (@maxsredbull) November 30, 2022
Ppl really mad over an integer 😭😭😭 https://t.co/jECN7RxBGR
— Talha🇨🇦🇵🇰 (@Talha48142) November 30, 2022
well… it is a choice https://t.co/kkEtOia3nm
— aroa (@aroalerman) November 30, 2022
LS2 this year LS1 next year https://t.co/WDU0OInh6N
— 🏴 (@SargeantSzn) November 30, 2022
There was various feedback from numerous fans on Sargeant’s choice. These are a few among them.
Interesting a race driver who chooses the number 2
— Gustavo Cavalcanti (@CavalcantiG_) November 30, 2022
get Chevy as a power unit supplier and you're all set https://t.co/d2G0spdSy5
— rafael | COMMISSIONS OPEN! (@rafa_w73) November 30, 2022
In my opinion the numbers from 1 to 5 should be reserved for the first 5 of the ranking of the previous championship https://t.co/KWp6i34fdT
— Gianluigi Filippelli (@ulaulaman) November 30, 2022
Please go back to the 1996 system https://t.co/99ZUkpifNp
— LTG (@ScuderiaLTG) November 30, 2022
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Stoffel losing all his numbers https://t.co/ZCKxfbBw7i
— emma | #DankeSeb (@formulandowhoop) November 30, 2022
This is the chance for Logan Sargeant to prove himself in the pinnacle of motorsports being the first American to be on the grid full-time in so many years. The Americans would not just be proud to have an F1 driver in the grid, but will also cheer for him when F1 goes to the US thrice next year.
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