Sargeant Ends 30-Year Wait for US Driver to Score in F1 

Williams' US driver Logan Sargeant races during the 2023 United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 22, 2023. (AFP)
Williams' US driver Logan Sargeant races during the 2023 United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 22, 2023. (AFP)
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Sargeant Ends 30-Year Wait for US Driver to Score in F1 

Williams' US driver Logan Sargeant races during the 2023 United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 22, 2023. (AFP)
Williams' US driver Logan Sargeant races during the 2023 United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 22, 2023. (AFP)

Williams rookie Logan Sargeant celebrated a surprise first point in Formula One on Sunday, thanks to the disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, and ended a 30-year wait for a US driver to score.

Sargeant was classified 10th at Austin's Circuit of the Americas after Mercedes' Hamilton was stripped of second place and Ferrari's Leclerc lost his sixth place when their cars failed post-race checks.

The last US driver before the 22-year-old Florida native to score in a grand prix was Michael Andretti with McLaren in 1993.

"It’s amazing to score my first point in F1 on home turf after the challenging weekend I’ve had," said Sargeant, who failed to finish the previous race in Qatar after suffering exhaustion in the heat.

"I’m so proud of this team and myself for the hard work and progress we’ve been making this season," added the rookie whose seat for next season is far from certain.

"We worked hard overnight to find a direction with the car that was going to be positive, and we found that...The pace was so much better today, and I was driving really well."

Williams also had Alex Albon finish in ninth place, with the team having two drivers in the top 10 for the first time since the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

The team are seventh out of 10 in the constructors' standings, 10 points clear of eighth-placed Alfa Romeo with four races remaining.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo, returning from injury at AlphaTauri, is now the only driver on the starting grid yet to score this season.



Moutet Smashes Racket in Front of Jeering Crowd as Injury Ends Madrid Run

Aug 31, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Corentin Moutet of France hits a shot against Botic van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands on day three of the 2022 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 31, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Corentin Moutet of France hits a shot against Botic van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands on day three of the 2022 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
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Moutet Smashes Racket in Front of Jeering Crowd as Injury Ends Madrid Run

Aug 31, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Corentin Moutet of France hits a shot against Botic van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands on day three of the 2022 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 31, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Corentin Moutet of France hits a shot against Botic van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands on day three of the 2022 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

Corentin Moutet was booed off the court after smashing his racket and retiring midway through the second set of his first-round match against fellow Frenchman Harold Mayot at the Madrid Open.
Trailing 3-6, 2-3 on Wednesday, Moutet smashed his racket in frustration after losing a point, Reuters reported. He walked to his chair to get a new one but, after what seemed like an exchange of words with the jeering crowd, headed to the umpire to signal his retirement.
The 26-year-old later said on X that he had been struggling with a lingering back injury throughout the match.
"I went to do an MRI directly after my match I’m still waiting for the result," Moutet wrote on X after the match. "I wanted to try today but I didn’t know that it would be that bad."
"My back didn’t allow me to do much. I hope to be back soon on the court. All the best to my opponent for the rest of the tournament."