Williams driver Logan Sargeant’s big crash during a wet Practice Three ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix led to his car catching fire and a long delay as teams missed out on valuable intel ahead of Qualifying in Zandvoort.
Sargeant – who has lost his seat for 2025 with Williams signing Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon – spun into the barrier at Turn Four after drifting onto the grass, but managed to quickly escape to safety as marshals doused the flames.
Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg had earlier been seen with half a front wing having collided with the barrier at Turn 11 after locking up, the latest in a series of braking issues for the German so far this weekend.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Mercedes’ George Russell – the latter who topped the timesheets during Friday’s third practice – went off at Turn One in the wet conditions.
Only 10 drivers managed to clock times prior to Sargeant’s accident, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso setting the quickest lap, a 1:21.461, before the extensive barrier repairs paused a session that only then restarted with two minutes remaining.
Upon the late resumption, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly posted the fastest time with a 1:20.311, ahead of Haas’ Kevin Magnussen (1:20.450) and Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas (1:21.155), with Lando Norris (1:21.387) and Alonso rounding out the top five.
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez took to the track for the first time in the session, although Perez failed to lay down a time, a fate also suffered by RB’s Yuki Tsunoda.
Ferrari’s Sainz was also one of the drivers denied key track time, another blow for the 29-year-old after a gearbox issue on Friday restricted him to just seven laps in third practice.
Sky Sports F1’s live Dutch GP schedule
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Ahead of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, we look back at Max Verstappen’s three consecutive wins around Zandvoort
Saturday August 24
1pm: Dutch GP Qualifying build-up
2pm: DUTCH GP QUALIFYING
4pm: F1 Academy: Race One
Sunday August 25
9.40am: F1 Academy: Race Two
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Dutch GP build-up
2pm: The DUTCH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Dutch GP reaction
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