Piastri and Sargeant Reflect on Key Lessons from 2023 Rookie F1 Campaigns-

Both Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant has shared key lessons from their rookie FW seasons at McLaren and  Williams respectively.

Both driver’s had ups and downs during their their first F1 seasons with the McLaren driver having one of the most successful rookie season in F1.

In his rookie season in F1 the McLaren driver bagged podiums and a victory in the Qatar Sprint along the way.

As for Logan Sargeant, he made a lot of mistakes throughout season. Although the williams team principal had been supportive of him throughout the season, he need earn some good resulting in 2024 to show he is worthy of the seat in that williams.

 With both drivers now having a whole year of F1 under their belts, they will be keen to kick on going forward. 

Reflecting on their respective rookie seasons’ both driver’s were recently asked about their key lessons from the 2023 season.

At first it was Oscar Piastri who answered and said ” I mean, there have been a lot of lessons, I think, for me, you can’t rest. Making a mistake in Formula 1 costs you a lot more than it might do otherwise.

“You know, all the drivers are extremely competitive. All the teams are now extremely competitive, and if you take it a little bit easy you can suddenly lose a lot of time, a lot of positions. So that’s probably the biggest one.” 

“I mean, there’s been specifics on driving and energy management as well. It’s been a busy year. But yeah, just how competitive everything’s been,The biggest lesson has been] that you can’t rest on your laurels.

Next it was the the American Logan Sargeant who answered the questing and mostly said the same things what Piastri said.

“I think Oscar kind of covered it quite well,” he said . Adding that his biggest lesson from his rookie season was ‘appreciating the level of effort that needs to go into it to be able to perform at such a level every single day. ’

With the 2024 F1 season around the corner, both Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant will get plenty of opportunities to showcase their talents behind the wheels 

As for the McLaren Driver, his F1 future is already secured with the team announcing his contract extended till 2026.

But with the American, he needs to deliver some eye-catching performance to cement his place in the F1 grid .