Sargeant’s fiery crash delays practice

Final practice for the F1 Dutch Grand Prix was stopped for over 40 minutes after Logan Sargeant crashed in the wet conditions at Zandvoort. His car hit the barrier and caught fire, but Sargeant was unharmed. The session was paused while the track was cleaned and barriers were fixed. With his car heavily damaged, it’s uncertain if Sargeant will be able to qualify.

Click here to read the full article by James Evans (givemesport.com)

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Two F1A drivers take pole positions for first time this season

Abbi Pulling and Doriane Pin both took pole positions at the F1 Academy, qualifying in Zandvoort. Pulling, who leads the 2024 standings, got the top spot for Race 1 with a time of 1:46.746s despite the rainy and slippery track. Pin won pole for Race 2 by just 0.011s. The session had a red flag due to a crash by Bianca Bustamante, and other drivers like Nerea Martí and Nina Gademan also performed well.

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The last 2025 seats still up for grabs

Alpine's move to promote Jack Doohan for 2025 leaves just three seats open for next year. Mercedes is almost certain to confirm Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside George Russell, and Red Bull will likely finalize their lineup between Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo, and Liam Lawson. Red Bull might consider loaning Lawson out if he doesn't secure a spot, with Sauber/Audi being a potential destination. Sauber's decision will depend on their new management and whether they opt for an experienced driver or a promising rookie like Lawson.

Click here to read the full article by Jonathan Noble & Erwin Jaeggi (motorsport.com)

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How Vowles stays focused

James Vowles is a season-and-a-half into his role as Team Principal at Williams, with the former Mercedes strategy chief taking the many skills he has honed across two decades in the sport to one of F1’s most historic teams in a quest to bring back their glory years. But how does he keep himself in the zone?

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Build the grid!

It's round 4 of the Grill the Grid or should we say, build the grid? In this challenge, the drivers are given a selection of 16 Grand Prix winners from past and present, and they need to put them in order from how soon into their career they won a Grand Prix. For example, Lewis Hamilton won on his sixth Grand Prix start in 2007, so he's high on the list. How many of our drivers know that, and all the others? Click here to watch the video.