#i see too many ppl acting as if franco isnt going back to f2 next year probably

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unpopular opinion but i do get what williams is trying to do and i'm not really mad? like, ofc i feel bad that they're not giving sargeant a full second season after pulling him early, but i don't think they are ruining franco's career. he gets to drive an f1 car for half a season and then go back to f2 to gain more experience because he was never going to get an f1 seat next year, let's be fr, and sargeant was not going to either even if he scored points.

they're using the driver academy as a driver academy is intended, as a path to get to f1 (rushing the rookies through tho). franco has almost no pressure (he's not fighting for a seat next year) and probably only has to try his best (and try to score points) and then go back to f2 and prove himself there. i don't think james vowles intends for franco to be the second coming of christ, but if having sargeant is not working for the team, why drag it more races when they could try to see how franco does in f1? not saying that it isn't ruthless, but the drivers in the williams driver academy are actually driving in f1, which is more than some others academies can say.