WILLIAMS driver Logan Sargeant suffered a horror crash during practice for the Dutch Grand Prix this morning.
The 23-year-old lost control after drifting onto the grass at turn four and collided with the barrier.
His car, which was travelling at around 110mph before it crashed, immediately burst into flames.
But Sargeant thankfully escaped the wreckage unharmed and walked away without any assistance.
Williams team principal James Vowles later confirmed that he was taken to the medical centre as a precaution.
The race was red-flagged for over 40 minutes as a result while stewards removed debris from the track and fixed the damaged barriers.
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Although the fire was quickly extinguished, extensive damage to Sargeant’s car meant he was unable to take part in qualifying.
Vowles said: “There’s no good time [for such a crash]. Hundreds of hours have been spent on this upgrade kit and it looks like it’s working well.
“There’s a few of them in the world and the worst time is when you’ve just introduced a small amount of bits and they you put it into a wall.
“The difficult is that it’s FP3, so qualifying will be upon us pretty quickly. I’m sure you saw from the images, and I can see it behind me now, it’s in a pretty bad state.
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“There’s a limited amount, so if something happens to the other car you need to make sure that in parc ferme you have enough spares. That’s what I want to evaluate now – when we’re in Parc ferme conditions, can we service both cars?”
Photographers at turn four were forced to briefly evacuate the area after the F1 star hit the barrier due to impact.
Sargeant walked back to the paddock after being assessed at the medical centre.
However, he was left baffled when someone bizarrely asked him for a selfie – just moments after he escaped the terrifying crash.
A Williams spokesperson subsequently confirmed that he received the “all-clear” from medics.
Sargeant is set to be without an F1 seat next year.
He will be replaced by Carlos Sainz, who is leaving Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton.
Alex Albon, Sargeant’s team-mate, is set to retain his Williams seat in 2025.
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Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
