motor racing writer and author Jeroen Demmendaal said he has heard in Indycar circles that Sargeant will “most likely” end up in the US-based series next year.

“A formal announcement should come in July, before the summer break,” he speculated.

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    4 months ago

    Good for him. Always hard to see a struggling youngster getting booted out, hope he has more luck in Indy.

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      4 months ago

      Agreed. I should really spend a bit of reaearch time but it seems there are many drivers that do well in F3/F2 etc and then completely bomb in F1. I wounder whats the difference that results in such significant difference in performance.

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        4 months ago

        It’s probably partly due to the step up in machinery (and how different each team’s car is compared to the lower formulae) but I reckon it’s more to do with the pressure of being at “the top” - you’re not a junior anymore, this is the real thing and it’s perform or die