Williams is seeing commercial gains from having an office in New York as it looks to leverage the growing number of American races alongside Logan Sargeant and Jamie Chadwick being part of the team. Sargeant will be the first full-time American driver in Formula 1 since Scott Speed more than 15 years ago this year, while Brit Chadwick will race for Andretti in INDY NXT. Williams commercial director James Bower says their presence leads to an increase in U.S. interest but that the team had already invested in New York to try and capitalize on the growing market.
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