“I think where Logan was, he gave me everything that he had, but it wasn’t at the right level or the right value for what we needed – as simple as that. It was never from him a lack of confidence, or a lack of drive, or a lack of motivation… He would spend all the time that he could making himself quicker, but reached the end of the road of what he was able to achieve.”
Pushed on whether he thinks Sargeant is capable of winning races in another category such as the IndyCar series or the World Endurance Championship, Vowles replied: “Without doubt on all of those. He’s amongst the top 20 drivers in motorsport, which will be controversial saying that, and there’ll be a bunch of people very frustrated by that, but that’s the level he’s at.
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“He was a matter of a tenth or two off. In previous years, a tenth or two would have still kept you in roughly the right position, [but] it doesn’t anymore – that puts you back five places. He absolutely has the capability to be champion in many other series, no doubt about it.”
Sargeant has yet to comment on his future plans since being replaced by Colapinto, though Williams stressed when the change was made that he “will remain in the family and we will support him to continue his racing career”.