Sargeant entered the Japanese GP weekend with a fire in his belly after he was forced to sit out the Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago in order to allow Albon – who had destroyed his chassis in FP1 – to race.
Ahead of the session, the American racer said: “In Formula One, if you’re careful, you’re nowhere. So it’s really not even a question. You have to be confident and hope nothing goes wrong.”
Unfortunately for Sargeant, things quickly went wrong on Friday. The 22-year-old dipped his right-hand wheels on the Dunlop Curve grass, spinning at high-speed into the barrier.
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