Thrilled Sargeant gets second Williams seat

American Logan Sargeant completes next season's Formula 1 grid after he was confirmed as a Williams driver.

The 21-year-old will become the first F1 driver from the United States in seven years. He teams up with London-born Alex Albon.

Sargeant replaces Nicholas Latifi - after the Canadian was deemed surplus to requirements

- and is the final piece in the driver jigsaw for 2023.

Sargeant, inset, finished fourth in Formula 2, F1's feeder series, taking enough points on his Super Licence at the final round in Abu Dhabi to secure his Williams seat.

"It's a huge honour and a dream come true to be given this opportunity to compete in Formula 1 with Williams," said Sargeant.

"A massive thank you to every person at Williams Racing and Dorilton Motor Sports for the support they've given me since the day I joined the team as an academy driver at the 2021 United States Grand Prix.

"Being a part of the Williams driver academy for the past year has given me an important platform to develop and prepare me for this next chapter.

"I'm ready and excited to be a part of this journey as the team looks to progress up the grid." Williams finished last in this year's constructors' championship, scoring just eight points.

Alexander Rossi, who competed in five races for Manor in 2015, was F1's last US driver.