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The final seat on the 2023 Formula 1 grid has been officially claimed by American Logan Sargeant, who will race alongside Alex Albon at Williams . Sargeant completed the Formula 2 Championship at Abu Dhabi, securing fourth in the Drivers' Championship after finishing in P6 and P5 in the Sprint and Feature races. Williams Team Principal, Jost Capito, announced Sargeant would join the team on the condition that he would earn enough superlicence points by the end of the season. The American needs 40 points to earn a superlicence, having previously picked up 27 superlicence points from his season in Formula 3 in 2021 – plus two more bonus points for completing it without incident. He then earned three more bonus points for completing 100km+ during FP1 sessions at the United States, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi without picking up a reprimand. Sargeant had to finish within the top seven in the F2 Drivers' Championship, with the fourth place being enough to claim 30 points...

Guenther Steiner has agreed with Mick Schumacher 's assertion that young driver s don't get enough time in Formula 1 to establish themselves. Steiner elected to drop Schumacher from Haas for 2023 after a two-year stay, believing Nico Hulkenberg offers greater experience in the midfield and in developing a car. The late call meant Schumacher was unable to secure an alternative race seat for 2023, with a spell on the sidelines as third driver for Mercedes the most likely destination for the 2020 Formula 2 champion. Steiner feels that while "two years is enough in racing", he agrees with Schumacher's general point. Viewed by others: Nico Hulkenberg Hulkenberg reveals how he 'broke the ice' with Magnussen ...