Formula One - F1 - Russian Grand Prix 2015 - Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia - 9/10/15. Carlos Sainz Junior of Toro Rosso during practice. Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Hoch Zwei
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Spaniard Carlos Sainz escaped serious injury after crashing heavily in Russian Grand Prix practice on Saturday but was ruled out of qualifying for Sunday's race.
The impact, estimated by his Toro Rosso team at around 200kph, brought a halt to final practice and forced organisers to cancel a following GP3 race while extensive repairs were made to the barriers.
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