F1 car goes up in FLAMES after huge 110mph crash in Dutch GP practice as camera crew forced to rush out the way
Logan Sargeant jumped out of his burning car after a heavy crash in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix.
The American lost control of his Williams in wet conditions on the exit of the banked Turn 3. It hit the barriers hard before spinning 270 degrees, his right rear wheel becoming detached as the drama unfolded.
The rear of his car then went up in powerful orange flames.
A concerned George Russell pulled alongside the 23-year-old Sargeant and gestured to him to scramble out of the cockpit.
Shaken by the high-impact smash, Sargeant climbed out under instruction from his Williams pit wall. ‘The car is on fire,’ he was told by his race engineer Gaeto Jago. ‘Jump out. The car is on fire.’
The driver slumped over the barrier beyond the grass verge as fire marshals rushed to the scene, if a little belatedly.
A red flag was waved as Sargeant went to the medical center for precautionary checks while his crumpled car was taken away by a lorry.
There seems no chance of repairs being carried out in time for qualifying this afternoon (2 pm BST).
Marshals attended to the broken barrier to get the third practice session back underway. Lewis Hamilton had yet to complete a lap by the time.
A Williams spokesman confirmed: ‘Logan has been to the medical center and is all clear.’
The session was suspended for 41 minutes.
The American lost control of his Williams in wet conditions on the exit of the banked Turn 3. It hit the barriers hard before spinning 270 degrees, his right rear wheel becoming detached as the drama unfolded.
The rear of his car then went up in powerful orange flames.
A concerned George Russell pulled alongside the 23-year-old Sargeant and gestured to him to scramble out of the cockpit.
Shaken by the high-impact smash, Sargeant climbed out under instruction from his Williams pit wall. ‘The car is on fire,’ he was told by his race engineer Gaeto Jago. ‘Jump out. The car is on fire.’
The driver slumped over the barrier beyond the grass verge as fire marshals rushed to the scene, if a little belatedly.
A red flag was waved as Sargeant went to the medical center for precautionary checks while his crumpled car was taken away by a lorry.
There seems no chance of repairs being carried out in time for qualifying this afternoon (2 pm BST).
Marshals attended to the broken barrier to get the third practice session back underway. Lewis Hamilton had yet to complete a lap by the time.
A Williams spokesman confirmed: ‘Logan has been to the medical center and is all clear.’
The session was suspended for 41 minutes.
Transcript
00:00Logan Sargent jumped out of his burning car after a heavy crash in practice for the Dutch
00:11Grand Prix.
00:12It hit the barriers hard before spinning 270 degrees, his right rear wheel becoming detached
00:18as the drama unfolded.
00:20The rear of his car then went up in powerful orange flames.
00:24The driver slumped over the barrier beyond the grass verge as fire marshals rushed to
00:27the scene, if a little belatedly.
00:30A red flag was waved as Sargent went to the medical center for precautionary checks while
00:35his crumpled car was taken away by a lorry.
00:38There seems no chance of repairs being carried out in time for qualifying this afternoon,
00:422 p.m. British Summer Time.
00:45Marshals attended to the broken barrier to get the third practice session back underway.
00:50Lewis Hamilton had yet to complete a lap by the time.
00:53A Williams spokesman confirmed, Logan has been to the medical center and is all clear.
00:59The session was suspended for 41 minutes.