- Magnussen – a 31-year-old 10-year veteran – collided with Sargeant on lap 28
- Ultimately, race officials gave him a 10-second time penalty for the wreck
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American Formula 1 fans are furious on social media after Williams’ American driver Logan Sargeant crashed during his home race at the Miami Grand Prix after Denmark’s Kevin Magnussen spun him off the track.
Magnussen – a 31-year-old F1 veteran with a decade of experience – collided with the left rear of 23-year-old Sargeant’s car in a right-hand bend on lap 28 of Sunday’s race, forcing the Florida native to to leave the track and enter the track. schedule.
A safety car then appeared to interrupt the drivers’ momentum.
Haas’ Magnussen was ultimately given a 10-second time penalty for the collision, as race officials claimed the wreck was his fault.
Later he was also noticed for not serving his sentence properly.
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen collided with F1’s only American driver Logan Sargeant on lap 28 on Sunday
Sargeant’s car went into reverse after Magnussen’s vehicle struck his left rear wheel in a right turn
Magnussen caused Sargeant to crash, as the rear of the American’s car completely shattered
Sargeant from the United States will be on the grid for the F1 Grand Prix of Miami on Sunday
“Being a Logan Sargeant lover means suffering every race weekend,” one user responded to X when her favorite driver left Sunday’s race due to the crash.
“We really can’t get a damn break.”
Another said: ‘Logan Sargeant suffered more than Jesus Christ.’
Meanwhile, after the wreck, someone else said, “Yeah, that’s probably that for Logan Seargeant. Never forget #F1 #MiamiGP.”
“Homerace heartbreak,” a Sargeant fan page tweeted along with a heartbreak emoji.
Sargeant, the only American in F1, previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and drove for Carlin Motorsport before moving up to the top racing division at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. He is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Dalton Sargeant.
No updates have been released on his condition following the wreck.