Sargeant set to take part in Zandvoort qualifying

Williams driver Logan Sargeant is set to take part in the qualifying session at the Dutch Grand Prix. F1Technical’s lead journalist Balazs Szabo reports from the Zandvoort track.

The third and final free practice session was interrupted after Williams driver Logan Sargeant suffered a high-speed crash.

The American driver ran over the grass on the exit of Turn 3 and it has sent him around and into the barriers at high speed. The rear end took a mighty hit which caused a fire to ignite.

The one-hour session was halted for a very long time as a chunk of metal barrier needed to be replaced.

The British outfit has now communicated that the first investigation showed that Sargeant’s chassis has not suffered any damage, and the mechanics are now in a race against the time to rebuild the American’s FW46 for the qualifying session.

Williams noted: “We are assessing the chassis but it currently looks okay. We will aim to repair and build up the chassis to be ready for Qualifying, however with the amount of work to be completed it will be difficult, but we’ll give it everything.”