Although the Hungarian press is trying to present Logan Sargeant's firing as unexpected, due to his childish mistakes and his performance that was invaluable at the F1 level, it has long been suspected that Liberty Media's forced little product would fail miserably...
And his place will be taken by a young and real talent! Franco Colapinto from the Williams racing academy, who is currently running his first season in F2, is in sixth place overall in the championship with one win. He spent the previous years in F3, scored several race wins, and drove in the lead throughout, but he has virtually no Formula 1 experience. He can only have one free practice behind him, which he collected at this year's British Grand Prix. Colapinto is the 49th driver for the Williams team and the first Argentine in the field after a long time. So Franco Colapinto will be in the car at the Italian Grand Prix, and he will be Alexander Albon's teammate for the rest of the season.
The team only mentions Sargeant, saying they thank him for his work so far, that he will remain a member of the Williams family, and blah, blah, blah.
