Last Updated: October 23, 2023, 07:59 IST
Logan Sargeant was categorised tenth at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. (AP Photo) (AP Photo)
The final US driver earlier than Logan Sargeant to rating in a grand prix was Michael Andretti with McLaren in 1993.
Williams rookie Logan Sargeant celebrated a shock first level in Formula One on Sunday, thanks to the disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, and ended a 30-year await a U.S. driver to rating.
Sargeant was categorised tenth at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas after Mercedes’ Hamilton was stripped of second place and Ferrari’s Leclerc misplaced his sixth place when their automobiles failed publish-race checks.
The final U.S. driver earlier than the 22-12 months-outdated Florida native to rating in a grand prix was Michael Andretti with McLaren in 1993.
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“It’s amazing to score my first point in F1 on home turf after the challenging weekend I’ve had,” mentioned Sargeant, who failed to end the earlier race in Qatar after struggling exhaustion in the warmth.
“I’m so proud of this team and myself for the hard work and progress we’ve been making this season,” added the rookie whose seat for subsequent season is way from sure.
“We worked hard overnight to find a direction with the car that was going to be positive, and we found that…The pace was so much better today, and I was driving really well.”
Williams additionally had Alex Albon end in ninth place, with the workforce having two drivers in the highest 10 for the primary time because the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The workforce are seventh out of 10 in the constructors’ standings, 10 factors away from eighth-positioned Alfa Romeo with 4 races remaining.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo, getting back from damage at AlphaTauri, is now the one driver on the beginning grid but to rating this season.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
