Former F2 frontrunner Sargeant was drafted on this 12 months to fit in alongside Alex Albon and located it arduous to match his extra skilled team-mate whereas making his justifiable share of rookie errors.
However in current races the American has made progress, most notably with ending thirteenth on the Pink Bull Ring and simply outdoors the factors in eleventh at Silverstone, his greatest consequence thus far. However the internet result’s that he is presently nonetheless the one full-time driver to not have scored some extent but.
When requested to sum up his season in Belgium, Sargeant replied: “Ups and downs, [I’m] not the place I wish to be.
“Over the previous couple of rounds, I really feel like I am a lot nearer. I really feel like I’ve seen actually good development as of late and that is crucial factor.
“I believe I want to scrub some issues up. I believe, as a workforce collectively, we are able to clear some issues up and that is what we have to deal with going into the second a part of the season.”
Sargeant has needed to take his time adapting to the Williams FW43, which hasn’t been the simplest automobile to drive and has lacked downforce in comparison with the competitors.
“It is truly very, very small issues however small issues that make a giant distinction,” the Florida native stated when requested to develop on his driving fashion tweaks.
“There have been factors within the 12 months the place I used to be merely holding the brake too late into the corners and slowing the minimal velocity down an excessive amount of. I’ve gotten on prime of that.
Logan Sargeant, Williams FW45
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“Simply inputs in high-speed corners, inflicting instabilities, issues like that. There are numerous issues. It is all simply very minor driving traits that wanted to be adjusted.
“By way of extracting every little thing from the automobile, whether or not that is in quali sim, whether or not that is in race trim, simply the best way the automobile must be pushed, I am simply shifting in the direction of that step-by-step in lots of, many various methods.”
Whereas fellow rookie Nyck de Vries has already come and gone after being changed at AlphaTauri by Daniel Ricciardo, Sargeant has stated he will not put an excessive amount of strain on himself to attempt to match Albon, who has had an especially robust season so far.Â
Sargeant has received nothing but public backing from team principal James Vowles, who wasn’t in place but when academy member Sargeant was handed the drive.
However the 23-year-old has admitted to being pissed off with himself at any time when he did not extract the ultimate drop of efficiency out of his machine.
“I would not say I’ve put an insane quantity of strain on myself,” he defined. “I believe it has been mentally difficult what number of issues should be carried out and never having a lot time away from it to reset. It is simply mentally draining somewhat than tremendous difficult.
“I’ve excessive self-expectations. I wish to drive effectively, I’ve pissed off myself loads of instances this 12 months once I have not carried out what I may have carried out and that is what it comes right down to, it is me anticipating to get essentially the most out of myself.
Logan Sargeant, Williams FW45
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“At instances I really feel like I’ve simply missed the mark on that just a few instances. And it is about cleansing that up, stringing it collectively higher, executing higher. I really feel like that is the following step as a result of I really feel like I now have the items to do in any respect.”
Requested by Autosport when he considers his debut 12 months to achieve success, Sargeant stated: “I do not actually have a set goal. It comes again to feeling as if I’ve extracted every little thing on a weekend.
“We do not at all times have a automobile to attain factors, so it simply comes right down to me feeling like I’ve carried out every little thing I may, gotten every little thing out of it, begin stringing issues collectively higher.
“Wherever that leaves me, that might be what I contemplate successful in a weekend.”
Further reporting by Matt Kew