Where could Logan’s 830km drive get you?

Logan Sargeant took the wheel of our FW45 for the entirety of the second day at pre-season testing, his longest spell in a Formula 1 cockpit to date.

Our 22-year-old American recorded a mightily impressive 154 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit, the most of any F1 driver who hit the circuit on Friday.

It is safe to say that Sarge will now have a pretty good understanding of the 5.412km venue, with some quick maths telling us he completed a little over 830km of running.

But just how far is 830km? Here’s just a handful of routes to add some context to the number, without taking pit stops for tyres and fuel into account, of course!

That’s right, Logan could have taken his FW45 out of the doors of our Oxfordshire factory, under the English Channel and across to Germany’s iconic Nürburgring.

He’d also have enough kilometres left in the tank to lap the famed Nordschleife three times over, though we’re not sure what the team would have to say about that.

Had Logan not been restricted to the confines of the Hermann Tilke-designed circuit in the Sakhir desert, he could have gone on a nice Arabian sunset drive.

Firstly heading across the King Fahd Causeway into Saudi Arabia, before heading down the coast and passing the border with Qatar.

Sarge would soon cross into the UAE before seeing the bright lights of Abu Dhabi coming into his view.

After setting off from the venue for the opening round, he’d arrive at the home of F1’s 2023 finale some eight hours later.

Here’s a lovely road trip Logan could take when he’s next in his home city taking a break from… driving.

Cruising up the east coast of Florida on Interstate 95, soon after passing Jacksonville he would cross his first state line into Georgia.

By now, he’ll be over halfway there, skirting around Savannah to reach South Carolina and eventually Beaufort.

We’re reliably informed (by Wikipedia) that Beaufort is “a city rich in history, culture, southern hospitality, and a seaside charm”, as well as being affectionately known as the "Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands."

Fancy a Californian cruise? Well, you could do just that with the mileage Logan put in on Day Two of testing.

This would be a long old slog down I-5, so it might be best to break it down over several days and take in some of the sights and things to do en route.

Just make sure you give yourself plenty of time to negotiate the infamous Los Angeles traffic.

Let’s take a look Down Under now and you could visit both of the Australian cities to have hosted F1 Grands Prix, with just over 100km to spare.

It can be easy to forget just how big Australia is, especially when you remember these are two of the top five most populated cities in ‘Straya, and two of the closest population hubs.

Fun fact: With Damon Hill at the wheel, we won both the final race held in Adelaide (1995) and the first race held in Melbourne (1996).