Sargeant needs to be "the surprise of the season" - Vowles

Within the round-up: James Vowles expects Logan Sargeant to show his critics improper in 2024.

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Sargeant should be “shock of the season”

Williams staff principal James Vowles says second-year driver Logan Sargeant must be the “shock of the season” after a difficult rookie yr in 2023, during which he scored simply one of many staff’s 28 factors.

“He is aware of that what he was doing final yr, that’s not match for goal anymore,” Vowles stated to the official F1 channel.

“We’ve to step it up. He must be the shock of the season and use the data base that he spent 12 months gathering to good impact. You may see that in his physique language and confidence already and he’s now acquired a chance to take it to the observe and translate it there.”

No fooling new staff boss – Hulkenberg

Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg says that new staff principal Ayao Komatsu, the staff’s former engineering director, won’t be simply fooled by the staff’s engineers.

“Clearly he has his personal administration fashion and he’s made some adjustments already,” Hulkenberg stated.

“He’s clearly an engineer, so a special background, however a number of know-how, a number of data. The engineers can’t idiot him as a result of he is aware of what’s up and the way the dynamics work.”

Hamda Al Qubaisi aiming for F1 Academy title

Crimson Bull junior Hamda Al Qubaisi says her goal is to win the F1 Academy championship in her second season.

The MP Motorsport driver – the youthful of the 2 Al Qubaisi sisters who race within the sequence this yr – will run in Crimson Bull Racing’s colors this season. She took 4 race wins final yr on her option to third within the standings, however is aiming to win the title this season.

“We ended off the season final yr very well, so I’m actually excited to convey what I’ve discovered from final yr into this yr and enhance much more,” she stated.

“I believe we at all times wish to try to do higher. Final yr, I felt like I had extra in me. Additionally, I look again and suppose I might have carried out even higher, so I’m going into this yr with that mindset and making an attempt to goal for the title.”

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