Sargeant’s bid for Williams F1 seat “a great headache”

The Grove outfit has been widely tipped to take Alpine youngster Oscar Piastri on a loan deal next season as replacement for Nicholas Latifi.

However, the team’s own protege Sargeant has enjoyed a recent surge in form, winning the F2 feature races in both Britain and Austria, as well as finishing second in Baku.

The American lost some momentum with a frustrating weekend in France after earning his second pole of the season, but he still lies third in the championship, 55…