(Reuters) – Williams have announced American Logan Sargeant will be replaced by Argentine Franco Colapinto for the remainder of the Formula 1 season, the British team said on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old Colapinto is a member of the Williams academy and made his FP1 debut at the British Grand Prix earlier this year.
He becomes the first Argentine driver in F1 for 23 years and just the second Argentine to drive for Williams after Carlos Reutemann.
“Colapinto will race with the team for the remainder of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season and will compete from the Italian Grand Prix alongside Alex Albon. He will use the race number 43,” Williams said in a statement.
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
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