How did a fire break out during F1 Chinese Grand Prix practice?
A red flag interrupted the sole practice session on Friday, after only 15 minutes, when the fire at Turn 7 was reported.Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz reported from trackside: “On the apex of that corner, specifically, the cars bottom out. They are producing sparks.
“With the wind blowing downwind, I can absolutely imagine that the reason for the fire was a spark coming off the cars’ skid-blocks and then travelled downwind, and hit the patch of dry grass.“Wednesday was pouring with rain in Shanghai. So the grass has dried out successfully for that to catch fire.
“I’ve got no doubt that it wasn’t an errant cigarette causing that fire! I’ve got no doubt that it was a spark from a car.” Damon Hill added: “Actually, the sparks are created by bits of metal. Not just flaming bits of nothing. They are actually material bits of metal.Lance Stroll eventually topped the timesheets of the interrupted session.F1 drivers initially suspected it had been painted when they notice darkened patched of the track.
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