Motor racing-Fiery Sargeant crash halts final Dutch GP practice


Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - August 24, 2024 The car of Williams' Logan Sargeant is seen in the pits after crashing out of practice REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (Reuters) -Final practice for the Dutch Formula One Grand Prix was halted on Saturday after Logan Sargeant's Williams crashed heavily and caught fire, with the American jumping out of the wreckage unhurt.

"I'm okay," the driver reported over the radio after dipping a wheel on to the wet grass, losing control at turn three and spinning into the barriers, with the mangled car ending up in the middle of the track at the seaside Zandvoort circuit.

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