“They Are Pretty Keen on Him”- Mark Webber Spills the Beans on Williams’ Transfer Situation

Nicholas Latifi has fallen out of favor at Williams, and to go by Gene Haas’ comments, so has Mick Schumacher at Haas. So will the German join Williams next season? Or has the time finally arrived for F2 driver and Williams driver academy member Logan Sargeant?

Nicholas Latifi has only managed 2 points in the season so far. His previous two seasons with Williams haven’t been particularly impressive either. Therefore, an exit was arguably inevitable. Mick Schumacher’s potential exit from Haas is for a whole different reason altogether. While he has only managed 12 points, 10 behind his teammate Kevin Magnussen, his presence on the team has proven costly because of several crashes.

Is Logan Sargeant Williams’ first choice?

Mark Webber is not just an FIA Hall of Famer, but also an insider with loads of information on what goes on behind the curtains in Formula 1. Apart from this, he is also the manager of Oscar Piastri and played a massive role in his client’s induction into McLaren for 2023. Now the Australian has provided massive insights into Williams’ transfer saga.

In an interview with told Channel 4, Webber disclosed which driver is closest to signing for Williams. He revealed, “I think Logan Sargeant. He’s in Formula 2 this year, he might need a bit of introducing to our fans at home.”

Webber continued, “In general, I think he’s the favorite – American, Liberty [Media, F1’s owner] they are pretty keen on him[He’s] American, Liberty [Media, owners of F1] – they are pretty keen on him.”

Sargeant may be the favorite to join Williams next season, but there is a catch. Webber said, “there’s some Super Licence challenges around him in terms of points, championship position, in Abu Dhabi.”

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Sargeant is currently sitting in the 3rd position in the F2 drivers’ standings. With one race to go, he will have to stay within the first 5 to complete the minimum points criteria to get the super license to race in Formula 1. With just one more race to go, he has 7 drivers within 25 points’ distance.

Is the game really over for Mick Schumacher at Haas?

With one race to go in F2, Williams is in no hurry to decide their lineup as of now. This could prove to be a window of opportunity for Mick Schumacher to hold talks with them as Haas owner Gene Haas has delivered his verdict on the German.

Gene said, “I think Mick has a lot of potential, but you know he costs a fortune, and he’s wrecked a lot of cars that have cost us a lot of money that we just don’t have.”

“If you bring us some points, and you are Verstappen, and you wreck cars, we’ll deal with it. But when you are at the back, and you wreck cars, that’s very difficult,” he continued.

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Mick has four more races to prove his worth at Haas. As far as his chances of landing a seat at Williams are concerned, they look bleak after Webber’s comments.