Sky Sports F1 Podcast: Should Lawson replace Sargeant at Williams?

Sky Sports F1 Podcast: Should Liam Lawson replace Logan Sargeant at Williams for 2024 Formula 1 season? The Sky Sports F1 Podcast is your one-stop shop to stay across all the biggest stories in Formula 1; download and subscribe via Spotify, Apple, Spreaker and listen to the latest episode via the podcast player below Last Updated: 26/09/23 7:32pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Bernie Collins discusses Logan Sargeant's future at Williams Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Bernie Collins discusses Logan Sargeant's future at Williams With only one spot on the 2024 grid yet to be confirmed, will Logan Sargeant remain at Williams or could Liam Lawson earn a permanent Formula 1 seat? Bernie Collins and Anthony Davidson joined Matt Baker on the latest edition of the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, which you can listen to in full in the player below, to debate that topic after an action-packed double header concluded in Japan.A challenging rookie season for Sargeant continue at Suzuka as he dramatically crashed out in qualifying before retiring from the race following a collision with Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas. In contrast, Lawson has been hugely impressive while deputising for the injured Daniel Ricciardo for the last four races, and has potentially jumped to the top of candidates to potentially replace Sargeant. Spotify Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options Why is Sargeant's future in doubt?"I think it's so hard to predict what's going on in the background of a team mainly because although we see incidents on track, we see the pace, we hear his driver comms, we are not seeing how he's performing in the debriefs, what he's bringing to the team in terms of development, how he's interacting with everyone, so maybe the team is really working together as a fit," Collins said."But I think a few things were telling this weekend in terms of, it came to light that because there's been so many accidents that car isn't at the full spec. And then there was straight away another accident after that. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Logan Sargeant crashes his Williams during Q1 of the Japanese GP causing an emotional response in the garage Logan Sargeant crashes his Williams during Q1 of the Japanese GP causing an emotional response in the garage "So I think there's only so much time that a team can sustain that… that will eventually grind the team, grind the management."The mechanics work so hard, and it's hard to keep motivation up if every weekend you're fixing a car, putting it back together, running it with bits. So I think those are the things that are probably going to stand against him more than the out and out pace."The inability to run a car at your preferred spec is very detrimental because you're doing half the learning. You're doing half the learning on your upgrades. You're doing half the learning on any development item that you do. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Logan Sargeant sends Valtteri Bottas off track at Suzuka after locking up Logan Sargeant sends Valtteri Bottas off track at Suzuka after locking up "Ideally, what you want is you want two drivers that are very equal, that in FP2 you can run one in the medium and one in the hard and you can take the learning from both."So that's your ultimate aim is to have two really well matched drivers. And then beyond that, you need a driver that's fit to keep it on the tarmac."'Lawson an amazing option'"I think it's not just me saying this, but everybody in the paddock that I've spoken to about it, Liam Lawson - what a cracking job he's done," Davidson said."I think he would be an amazing option for Williams and one that both teams can benefit from. In the short term Williams can benefit from having, clearly, a known quantity that will jump in and do a good job. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sporting hero? Favourite food? Dream teammate? Liam Lawson answers all in this quickfire quiz with Rachel Brookes Sporting hero? Favourite food? Dream teammate? Liam Lawson answers all in this quickfire quiz with Rachel Brookes "He's done enough races now in enough conditions to give people confidence and that's what a lot of the time it's down to in a team. It's not just one person making that decision who to put in a car, it's lots of people have to be brave enough in many ways to not be proved wrong if it does go wrong. And it's like a board decision who they're gonna go for."You can see the guy keeps his nose clean, he's not a crasher, he's fast when he needs to be, he's a methodical worker, he's a good over-taker, he's a team player, and he ticks a lot of boxes."He's young, and he's got time to continue to learn