Williams hint at Sergeant’s promotion to F1 today.

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The announcement of the Williams driver was rumored

Speaking to fans on Friday, when asked when F1 might have an American driver, Capito responded by saying: “Watch the news and you might see something on Saturday.”

Williams was bought by the American company Dorilton in 2020, and the team has already indicated that Nicolas Laffey will not stay next year. Oscar Piastieri and Nick de Vries, who previously ran for the seat, have been signed by challengers.

Sergeant sits third in the Formula 2 standings and is set to reach the required 40 points for the F1 Superlicence with one round to go, and was successful in the team’s first practice session yesterday. A year ago today, he tested the team at the end of last season as a junior driver for Williams. He said his first experience driving a 2022 F1 car was “very different” to what he expected.

“I think the main goal coming into the day was just to learn as much as possible and I feel like I picked up a lot,” said Sgt. “It’s really different from what I expected, but in a good way. Still lots of potential to pick up and improve. But I think it was a good start and I’m happy with how it turned out.

He said his priority was to finish the season with enough superlatives to graduate to F1. “I have to have a good Abu Dhabi to keep my top license,” he said. “That’s the main focus at the moment, to get out there and have a good round and put myself in the top two in the championship.”

Sainz will choose to win the second race from fourth place

Carlos Sainz Jr has admitted he would rather win a second race before the end of the 2022 season than finish fourth in the Drivers’ Championship ahead of Jorge Russell.

The Ferrari driver took his first grand prix win at Silverstone earlier in the season, but now sits fifth in the drivers’ championship on 202 points, five behind Mercedes driver Russell. With just four races left in the championship, Sainz said his position in the standings was irrelevant to him.

“Fifth, fourth – it doesn’t change my life as a racing driver,” Sainz said. “Obviously I’m only worried about winning and having a good season.

“If I can finish fourth, I’ll take fourth, but I’d rather win the race before the end of the year, even if it doesn’t mean finishing fourth.” And I think it’s important for us to try and win, to get platforms, to get consistency. Obviously this brings P4 to the table but I’m more focused than the championship.

The fastest snow in the Indy Lights test

Daniel Frost set the fastest time at the Indy Lights Chris Griffiths Memorial Challenge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Frost, who has competed in the series for two full seasons, set a best time of 1’16.253 around the extremely well-maintained road course.

W Series champion Jamie Chadwick was the slowest of the 16 drivers in the day’s race, hitting the barriers 1.4 seconds off Frost’s pace.

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After the cancellation of the last two races of the W Series (The Sun), F1 created a new all-women championship

“F1 is looking to work with existing Formula 3 teams to attract under-16 drivers. The series could run as early as next season, with the aim of having 12 to 15 cars on the grid.”

Martin Brundle called for changes to F1’s spending rules amid Red Bull’s investigation (Mirror).

“We are talking about 2021, not this season. Obviously, the rules are not right, they need to be changed because many teams will tell you that this is the development budget for the season. A small breach, it suggests that there was no great gravity. Obviously, Red Bull is very sensitive about it. they are.

Lewis Hamilton has an F1 film meeting with Brad Pitt ahead of the United States GP (Neutral).

“Held in a private room at Eddy V Prime seafood restaurant in downtown Austin on Thursday night, Hamilton and Pitt, 58, were joined by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei – American F1 The company that owns it, Hamilton’s father, Anthony, and stepmother, Linda, are in attendance.Joseph Kosinski – the man behind Top Gun: The Maverick, who directs the F1 film – is also sitting at the table.

Formula 1 in America hasn’t been the same since the 2005 United States Grand Prix (Jalopnic).

“While Formula 1 does not boast a long history of racing that would almost certainly deprive the country of a form of motorsport, one race that took place two decades ago was the 2005 United States Grand Prix. Unfortunately for F1, the politically charged chaos of American audiences has disrupted its own domestic series with similar infighting. After watching it was the opposite of what you wanted.

Tattoo Roulette (McLaren)

“Was it a good idea to leave Landon and Daniel in the team hub with dartboards and temporary tattoos? Needless to say, who would have thought to use the opportunity to leave their mark on each other.”

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