Name: Team Torque | Episode 2 – Saudi Arabia
Uploaded: 2024-03-06T18:35:05.344Z
Description: Welcome to the second episode of Team Torque, hosted by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, with special guest Lia Block

Welcome to Team Torque. Hosted by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, our dynamic driving duo will talk you through the race ahead, answer your questions, plus have a general chit-chat as they both embark on the biggest-ever season in the history of the sport.

Williams

Saudi Arabia 2024

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Beginning his motorsport journey at the age of eight, Alex started racing in the Honda Cadet class and quickly rose through the ranks, winning multiple titles along the way. He became a multiple champion at both the British and European levels, including claiming both the CIK-FIA World Cup and CIK-FIA European Championship in 2010 in the KF3 category.

Alex graduated to single-seaters in 2012, spending a three seasons competing in Formula Renault 2.0 and claiming a best finish of third overall in the 2014 Eurocup category. He subsequently stepped up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2015, finishing seventh overall and stepping on to the podium five times. A move to the GP3 Series followed for 2016, with Alex narrowly missing out on the title, ending the year runner-up to Charles Leclerc, having achieved four wins and seven podium finishes.

Two consecutive years in FIA Formula 2 saw Alex claim third in the championship in 2018, only beaten by George Russell and Lando Norris. That precipitated a move into Formula One, with Alex drafted into Scuderia Toro Rosso for 2019. A number of eye-catching performances saw him promoted to Red Bull Racing after just 12 races, where he remained for 2020, scoring two podium finishes and finishing the season seventh overall.

For 2021, Alex was named as Red Bull Racing’s Reserve Driver. He combined the role with a full campaign in the DTM, where he finished sixth overall.

In 2022, Alex took on the role of Race Driver for Williams Racing, marking his third season racing in Formula One. During the 2022 season, Alex impressed the team with stand-out performances, including his debut points-scoring race in Melbourne, in addition to placing 9th in Miami and 10th in Belgium.

Williams Racing announced during the 2022 season that Alex will remain part of the driver line-up for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship and beyond.

Alex had a standout 2023 season finishing 13th place in the Drivers' Championship scoring 27 points and helping the team secure seventh place in the Constructors' Championship. He made the top 10 seven times in grands prix with impressive P7 performances in Montreal and Monza and scoring in the Qatar sprint race.

2024 marks Alex's third year racing for Williams Racing, where he reached his 100th race start at the United States GP.

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Logan’s career in motorsport began on the karting track, where he competed from the age of eight. He quickly demonstrated his talent, winning the Karting Federation Junior championship in 2015, becoming the first American to win an FIA karting championship since 1978.

In 2016, Logan competed in the Formula 4 UAE Championship, securing second place overall by taking 15 podiums. The following year, he joined Carlin Racing to compete in the F4 British Championship, finishing third, scoring two wins and 10 podiums along the way.

In 2018, Logan took on the Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP, recording three wins and seven podiums to secure him fourth place in the championship.
He returned to Carlin in 2019 for his rookie season of the FIA Formula 3 Championship. He also made his Macau Grand Prix debut, finishing on the podium at the iconic event.

For 2020, Logan remained in FIA F3, taking his debut victory in the Feature Race at Silverstone, moving him into the lead of the notoriously competitive championship. He secured his second win at the infamously challenging Spa-Francorchamps, winning the Sprint Race from third on the grid. Logan finished the year third overall, only missing out on the Championship title by four points.

In 2021, Logan joined Charouz Racing System, returning to FIA Formula 3 for a third season. He finished seventh in the Championship standings, securing one victory at Russia’s Sochi Autodrom. 2021 also marked Logan’s first outing in Formula One machinery, as he took to wheel of the Williams Racing FW43B in post-season testing at Yas Marina Circuit, successfully completing 92 laps in the car.

In 2022, Logan competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, returning to Carlin for the highly competitive championship, whilst representing Williams Racing as an Academy Driver. Logan's stand- out season with 2 wins and 4 podiums, earnt him 4th position overall in the championship, whilst securing his racing super licence and taking his Formula 1 seat beside Alex Albon for the 2023 Formula 1 season.

Logan's rookie Formula 1 season in 2023 saw the American driver finish 21st in the Drivers’ Championship. He scored his first point in Formula 1 on home turf at the United States Grand Prix becoming the first American driver to score points in 30 years. 

On the 1st of December 2023, Williams Racing announced that Logan will be staying with the team for the 2024 season.

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Logan Sargeant

Lia has grown up in the motorsport world and spent many of her childhood years in the paddock. She began racing karts at 11 years old and entered her first off-road racing series in the same year.

Lia then started drifting cars at 13 years old and assumed drag-racing duties in the famous 1,400HP Mustang ‘Hoonicorn’ the year after.
She continued to build her skills in off-road racing and karting, becoming a front-runner in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series’ lower classes by 2021 and taking multiple karting wins.

She later took part in the final round of the 2021 American Rally Association Championship in the Oregon Trail Rally as a 15-year-old, for the Hoonigan Racing Division, marking her first national-level rally.

Lia undertook more regular rallying in 2022 as part of the ARA championship, a season which included her best finish at the Southern Ohio Forest Rally where she placed 9th overall and 3rd in the O2WD class.

This proved an even more successful event for her in the 2023 season, achieving a 6th place finish overall and a victory in the O2WD class.

With two rallies to go, Lia secured the 2023 ARA O2WD championship to become the youngest ARA champion in history.

2023 has been a busy year for Lia, competing in Extreme E as part of Carl Cox Motorsport for the second half of the season alongside Timo Scheider. She has also begun her first season in Nitrocross NEXT, the junior category of the championship previously known as Nitro Rallycross.

In November 2023, it was announced that Lia will compete in the 2024 F1 Academy season with ART Grand Prix, as well as coming onboard as a Williams Racing Academy Driver.

Later in the month, Lia competed in the Baja 1000 alongside her mother Lucy Block and the Block House Racing Team. Lia and the team raced to victory following a grueling 34 hours of rally racing in Mexico.

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Welcome to the second episode of Team Torque, hosted by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, with special guest Lia Block

Team Torque | Episode 2 – Saudi Arabia

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