Sargeant opens up on 'really difficult' move to Europe
Logan Sergeant has opened up on his "really difficult" move to Europe at a young age to pursue his dream of reaching Formula 1.
F1 is a traditionally Euro-centric sport, with all but one of the sport's 10 current teams being headquartered in Europe, and many of F1's European circuits also feature on the calendars of the sport's feeder series like F2 and F3.
Drivers from outside Europe who harbour aspirations of one day reaching Formula 1 typically relocate to the continent at an early age, in order to com Pet e in junior championships that allow them to progress and put themselves on the radar of key figures in F1 .
For his part, Sargeant left his native Florida at the age of 12 in order to get a foot on the European karting ladder – the same age fellow F1 driver Zhou Guanyu was when he left China to move to England for the same reason.
Splitting his teens between England and Switzerland as he competed in various series all over Europe, Sargeant excl...