With Logan Sargeant, a USA driver returns to Formula One

the academy pilot Williams Logan Sergeant will become the first American in seven years to participate in a Formula One race weekend when he takes part in the first practice session at United States Grand Prix in October.

Sergeant to take the FW44 from the driver of the Williams Nicholas Latifi for a 60-minute session at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, the team said in a statement Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Florida native, currently competing in his first Formula 2 season, is on pace to become the first American since alexander rossi in 2015 to participate in an F1 Grand Prix weekend.

“I am very excited to have this opportunity to drive my first free practice in Austin,” said Sargeant. “Having the opportunity to participate in the United States Grand Prix is ​​something very special for me,” he added.

“Many thanks to Williams for trusting and believing in me to do a good job. The goal for me is to learn as much as possible with the new generation of cars,” he said.

“I’m really looking forward to making the most of this experience and really enjoying it,” he concluded.

Sargeant made an impressive start to his rookie season in Formula 2 with Carlinrecorded two wins in featured races along with two podium finishes to place third in the standings.

He became the first American to win a race in the prestigious Formula 2 series when he won at Silverstone in May. Rossi, who now drives in IndyCar, won in Abu Dhabi in 2013 in what was then the GP2 series.

Sargeant got his first taste of Formula One machinery when he joined a young test drive with Williams in the Abu Dhabi Last December.

All F1 teams must field a driver with limited F1 experience in at least the first two Friday practice sessions this season.

Williams, last in the championship, gave way to the Dutch Mercedes reserve Nyck de Vries at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona in May.