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Hamilton goes quickestpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 24 August
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Carlos Sainz is chasing his tail in qualifying, as the Spaniard missed a chunk of second practice yesterday and was curtailed along with the rest of the grid earlier on.
The Williams-bound driver gets his first timed lap on the board on the soft tyre and it's a 1:12.763, leaving him sat in the bottom five.
Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile - who is taking his seat at Ferrari next season - is leading the field with a 1:11.375 on the same compound.
Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 24 August
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Nico Hulkenberg has been struggling with his Haas this weekend, breaking his front wing during this morning final practice session, so the German driver heads out first to get a lap in, which is a 1:13.062 on the soft tyre.
'Unlikely we'll see Sargeant'published at 14:02 British Summer Time 24 August
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Rosanna Tennant 5 Live F1 reporter at Zandvoort
Logan Sergeant has just come back into the paddock on a scooter. He is wearing just normal team kit; he is not ready to go for the session, so I would say it is very unlikely we'll see him out, even though the team and the mechanics are working really hard to rebuild his car.
Who is favourite for pole position?published at 13:57 British Summer Time 24 August
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With rain causing disruptions in first practice yesterday and Logan Sargeant's smash halting the final hour of running this morning, the fight for pole position for Sunday's 72-lap race isn't so easy to predict.
A safe bet, however, would be home boy Max Verstappen, who has secured the front spot on the grid - and the race victory - at the past three Dutch Grands Prix since Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort in 2021 following a 36-year absence.
The three-time world champion did claim pole at the Belgian Grand Prix before the summer break in July, but a 10-place grid penalty dropped him down the order to 11th for the following day's race start. He ended his day at Spa in fourth place.
Lando Norris (Spain and Hungary), George Russell (Canada and Silverstone) and Charles Leclerc (Monaco) are the other three drivers who have taken pole position this season.
Postpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 24 August
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There purple boards hiding the work going on Logan Sargeant's side of the Williams garage.
The 23-year-old won't be driving for the team next season, as Carlos Sainz is switching from Ferrari to take his place, and the chances of him finding a seat elsewhere - with only Sauber and RB available (Andrea Kimi Antonelli looks nailed on for the spot at Mercedes) are extremely slim.
Sargeant's chassis 'currently looks OK' - Williamspublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 24 August
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Williams posted on their X account, external a picture of Logan Sargeant sat back in the garage on the computer, presumably looking through the data from his massive shunt, with the message: "We’re glad you’re okay, Logan".
There could be positive news for the American, however, as the team have just sent through a further update on his car's condition.
"We are assessing the chassis but it currently looks okay," Williams says.
"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."
Was there any track action after Sargeant's crash?published at 13:48 British Summer Time 24 August
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Following a long red-flag delay to clear the stricken Williams and for marshals to repair to the barriers, third practice resumed with only a few minutes left on the clock, which left just enough time for Alpine's Pierre Gasly to find a clear spot on track to bank a 1:20.311 on the intermediate tyres.
Haas' Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas in the Sauber and Lando Norris' McLaren also managed to reach the chequered flag, on the same compound, to finish in the top four.
Welcome backpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 24 August
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Any meaningful running in third practice was halted after 14 minutes when Logan Sargeant found the barriers and crashed heavily in the Williams at Turn Four in the wet conditions.
The American's car, which also caught fire, was left a mangled wreck on the Zandvoort track and now the team faces the lengthy task of assessing the damage and getting Sargeant on the road again.
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A high-speed crash for
Williams driver Logan Sargeant reduced final practice at the Dutch Grand Prix
to just a handful of laps.
The American, who has
lost his seat at Williams for next season and is not expected to continue in
Formula 1, lost control at the flat-out Turn Four after putting a wheel on the
grass, which was wet from hours of rain.
That sent Sergeant
spinning into the barriers, destroying his car, which caught fire. Sargeant was
winded but uninjured.
Williams have not yet
said whether the car can be repaired in time for qualifying, but the extent of
damage makes this unlikely.
The accident happened
after just 14 minutes of a session that started on a wet track, by which time
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was fastest at the time on intermediate tyres,
0.389 seconds quicker than McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
The session restarted
with just two minutes to go. Pierre Gasly’s Alpine ended up fastest from
Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas and McLaren’s Lando Norris vaulted ahead of Alonso’s
time after a scrabble for track position.
Max Verstappen earned
himself a black-and-white flag after crossing the pit lane exit line in his
eagerness to gain places.
The Red Bull driver had
dived down Piastri’s inside exiting the pits and then made his transgression by
going around the outside of George Russell’s Mercedes joining the track on the
exit after Turn One.
Further attempts to gain
position on track were thwarted when Lewis Hamilton prevented Verstappen from
passing.
Back for qualifying at 13:45 BSTpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 24 August
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A hugely disrupted third practice session ends with the Williams team facing the massive task of repairing Logan Sargeant's car following the American's crash.
It looks highly doubtful we'll see Sargeant for today's qualifying, so the field will be one car down for the fight for pole position.
Let's have a break after that red-flagged hour and then come back together at 13:45 BST for qualifying's start at 14:00.
Chequered flagpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 24 August
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The Alpine of Pierre Gasly makes the chequered flag and clocks the quickest time of this delayed third practice session with a 1:20.311 on the intermediates.
Kevin Magnussen in the Haas and Sauber's Valtteri Bottas also manage to bank a fast lap right at the end and finish just behind the Frenchman in second and third.
Postpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 24 August
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Zandvoort has seen an overtake. Max Verstappen spies a gap and decides to go past the McLaren of Oscar Piastri as the cars exit the pit lane. As he gets further up the queue, however, the Dutchman dips a wheel over the white line at the pit exit.
Race control have shown the Red Bull man a black and white flag for failing to follow the race director's instructions.
Heavy crash for Sargeantpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 24 August
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This was the aftermath of Logan Sargeant's massive shunt with the barriers. The Williams pit wall alerted the 23-year-old to the fire straight way and Sargeant was able to exit the car safely within seconds.
