Dangerous Incident Occurs During Second Free Practice of Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Finnish Alfa Romeo pilot Kimi Raikkonen's car flares up on the move.
Raikkonen, 41, was racing along the Yas Marina highway when the engine suddenly caught fire. He stopped and quickly jumped out of the car after his team ordered him to get away..
Moreover, Raikkonen helped extinguish the flame: he took a fire extinguisher and sent it directly into the center of the fire. Later, the car was loaded onto a tow truck and taken away. The incident resulted in a 10-minute session stop with a red flag.
Earlier TSN Prosport reported that at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the car of the Haas racer Romain Grosjean exploded.. He miraculously survived.