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Formula 1 Dutch GP

F1 Dutch GP: Violent Sargeant crash curtails final Zandvoort practice

Sargeant's heavy crash in Zandvoort's Formula 1 FP3 session caused a 44-minute stoppage

Logan Sargeant, Williams FW46 crash

Logan Sargeant, Williams FW46 crash

Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images

Pierre Gasly headlined a truncated third practice for the Dutch Grand Prix, following a lengthy red-flag period for Logan Sargeant's heavy crash on the exit of Turn 3.

In wet conditions following the emergence of overnight rain, Sargeant had put his Williams into the wall after taking too much kerb on the exit of Turn 3, the banked Hugenholtz corner, and ended up touching the grass.

This pitched his Williams into the opposite barrier and inflicted heavy damage onto his car - subsequently, a fire burst out at the rear as a fuel line was presumably severed in the wreckage.

Sargeant was able to extricate himself from the car swiftly, although the nature of the impact had caused heavy damage to the Armco barrier and left a line of residue along the track.

This prompted a 44-minute pause in proceedings to repair the barrier, as the early running had ended with Fernando Alonso on top of the timing boards having found 0.4 seconds over Oscar Piastri's earlier benchmark.

Race control tentatively suggested that running could resume with five minutes to spare, but this was delayed as the barrier was not yet ready; instead, there would be just two minutes of running at the close of the session.

Pierre Gasly, Alpine A524

Pierre Gasly, Alpine A524

Photo by: Erik Junius

Fernando Alonso had been on top of the charts ahead of the final volley of laps, and the condensed running available prompted a final dash for a lap on the intermediate tyre. Although Kevin Magnussen had originally vaulted to the top, Gasly took the quickest lap at the chequered flag.

The Dane's time was good enough for second, as Valtteri Bottas and Lando Norris completed the top four - ahead of Alonso's pre-stoppage time.

Max Verstappen was placed under investigation for his jockeying on the exit of the pitlane, where he passed Piastri down the inside of the pit exit and also barged past George - but put a wheel over the white line on the pit exit.

Neither Yuki Tsunoda nor Sergio Perez got a lap in at the end of the session, having missed the chequered flag to start their final runs.

   
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h
1 France P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Renault 5

1'20.311

  190.912
2 Denmark K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20 Haas Ferrari 9

+0.139

1'20.450

0.139 190.582
3 Finland V. Bottas Sauber 77 Sauber Ferrari 7

+0.844

1'21.155

0.705 188.927
4 United Kingdom L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 6

+1.076

1'21.387

0.232 188.388
5 Spain F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Mercedes 6

+1.150

1'21.461

0.074 188.217
6 France E. Ocon Alpine 31 Alpine Renault 4

+1.332

1'21.643

0.182 187.798
7 Australia O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes 10

+1.539

1'21.850

0.207 187.323
8 Canada L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Mercedes 7

+1.630

1'21.941

0.091 187.115
9 Germany N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27 Haas Ferrari 5

+2.043

1'22.354

0.413 186.176
10 Spain C. Sainz Ferrari 55 Ferrari Ferrari 6

+2.278

1'22.589

0.235 185.646
11 China Z. Guanyu Sauber 24 Sauber Ferrari 5

+2.929

1'23.240

0.651 184.195
12 United States L. Sargeant Williams 2 Williams Mercedes 4

+2.976

1'23.287

0.047 184.091
13 United Kingdom G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes 7

+3.647

1'23.958

0.671 182.619
14 Thailand A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes 5

+3.696

1'24.007

0.049 182.513
15 United Kingdom L. Hamilton Mercedes 44 Mercedes Mercedes 3

+3.787

1'24.098

0.091 182.315
16 Monaco C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari 4

+3.847

1'24.158

0.060 182.185
17 Netherlands M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1 Red Bull Red Bull 3

+4.049

1'24.360

0.202 181.749
18 Australia D. Ricciardo RB 3 RB Red Bull 7

+5.122

1'25.433

1.073 179.466
19 Japan Y. Tsunoda RB 22 RB Red Bull 4

 

   
20 Mexico S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11 Red Bull Red Bull 2

 

   

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