Logan S𒐪argeant could become the first F1 driver of 2024 to lose his drive mid-season.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes junior, is tipped to take his place for the second half of this campa🧔ign by those inside the paddock.

Neither Sargeant nor highly-rated teammate Alex Albon have scored a point in the first five round🎶s.

“The talk in China las൩t weekend is that Antonelli will be in the second Williams, alongside Alex Albon, from the summer break onwards,” FIA press conference host Tom Clarkson shared on the  podcast.

“He turns 18 at the end of August.

“Williams are asking the FIA for specia😼l dispensationܫ.

“Max Verstappen raced in Formula 1 aged 17, why c🦋aඣn’t Antonelli?

“But ✱I think the rules are now set. And there won’t🌳 be a dispensation.

“I see Antonelli ඣin the Williams, in the second half of the season, replacing Sargeant.”

Antonell🐲𒀰i has been strongly linked with replacing Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season.

He is racing in his rookie year in Formulaಌ 2 but Toto Wolff has talked up his prodigious abili🥂ty.

Antonelli has tested Mercedes F1 cars this season in an obvious opportunity to get to grips with the de♍mands.

Should Mercedes place their faith in Antonelli as a full-time driver next season, then loaning him to W💫illiams for the second half of this year would give him a headstart in learning the ropes in F1.

Americaꦕn driver Sargeant will conti🐠nue to come under scrutiny for his place on the grid.

Williams insisted they retained faith in himﷺ, despite removing him from his car to let Albon (who had crashed his own car) to take over in Aus♐tralia.