Logan Sargeant: “It’s going to be a very special weekend for me that I will enjoy very much!”

Logan Sargeant will expertise a house Grand Prix for the primary time in his FIA System 1 World Championship profession this weekend, with the younger American set to compete in his maiden Miami Grand Prix.

The Williams Racing driver has proven good tempo at instances throughout his rookie season however has but to interrupt into the factors, considered one of solely two drivers on the grid not but to have scored a high ten end alongside Scuderia AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries.

Nevertheless, Sargeant is happy for what he’s anticipating to be a troublesome weekend on the Miami Worldwide Autodrome, and he’s eager to take pleasure in it as a lot as he can.

“I’m actually excited for my first ever residence race,” stated Sargeant.  “I’m anticipating it to be a problem with the warmth and never realizing the monitor, however my power and motivation to be at my greatest is topped up.

“It’s going to be a really particular weekend for me that I’ll take pleasure in very a lot!”

“I’ve fond recollections from final yr putting ninth” – Alexander Albon

Group-mate Alexander Albon secured his greatest end of his first yr with Williams in Miami in 2022 when he took ninth place, and the Thai driver is heading into the weekend with confidence.

Albon is aware of the eye this weekend shall be on his team-mate, and he shall be trying to have one other good weekend as he bids to attain his second high ten end of the yr so as to add to the purpose he scored within the opening weekend in Bahrain.

Having skilled troublesome circumstances twelve months in the past, Albon is hoping the resurfacing work completed across the monitor will make it simpler for everybody this yr, however with warmth and humidity more likely to have an effect on drivers, he’s anticipating a bodily weekend to return.

“Miami was an fascinating circuit final yr, being one of many extra bodily tracks with the warmth and humidity, so positively extra of a problem as a driver,” stated Albon.  “The monitor format was additionally fairly troublesome, nevertheless with the resurfacing completed forward of the race, hopefully this may make a distinction.

“I’ve fond recollections from final yr putting ninth, and this yr makes it much more particular being a house race for the workforce and for Logan, so I’m positive the vibes shall be good, and we will look to execute an excellent weekend.”