Former driver will race for in endurance racing subsequent yr.
American racer Sargeant, who picked up one level in 36 grands prix between 2023-2024 driving for , was axed from his seat halfway by the 2024 marketing campaign after a on the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.
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Franco Colapinto changed Sargeant as Alex Albon’s teammate, with Carlos Sainz since coming in to kind a formidable driver pairing below Williams staff principal James Vowles.
Sargeant didn’t take up a everlasting race seat in 2025, showing sporadically in endurance racing, however has now been confirmed as one in every of three drivers for Ford’s return to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) subsequent yr.
The 25-year-old will race alongside Mick Rockenfeller and Sebastian Priaulx and also will compete on this yr’s WEC for Proton Competitors.
“It is a privilege to be right here and be welcomed into the Ford household,” he mentioned.
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“I am tremendous excited for this programme and tremendous excited to assist spearhead the event of the hypercar. I am excited for the season forward and preparing for the next [year].”
After his time on the sidelines following his axing at Williams, Sargeant admitted he wanted to “reassess” his profession final yr, however in the end concluded that he needed to stay in racing.
Logan Sargeant misplaced his Williams F1 seat in 2024 (PA Archive)
“Coming off of that [F1], clearly it was hectic, intense, emotionally difficult, bodily demanding,” he informed Day by day Sports activities Automotive. “My thoughts simply felt prefer it wanted just a little break.
“I really feel like lots of people might wrestle to know that till you’re in that place, however I simply wanted to let the entire expertise sink in, let my physique naturally recuperate and begin to reassess what it needed to do.
“And, naturally, it was racing in the long run.”
Sargeant can even race on the 24 Hours of Daytona occasion this weekend for Period Motorsport.
