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Gasly at risk of grid penalty following FP2 engine blaze
Pierre Gasly's fiery exit from FP2 on Friday has put the AlphaTauri driver at risk of a grid penalty for Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. Gasly's afternoon session was cut short when the Frenchman's engine suddenly lost all its electrical power. As the AlphaTauri driver coasted to a halt, a fire erupted at the rear. Gasly quickly exited his car but the blaze continued unabated until the marshals reached the AlphaTauri and extinguished the flames. "Literally five seconds before I stopped I just lost everything," he said. "The steering, the electricity in the car. "We're still investigating what happened. Obviously, there was a lot of fire at the back of the car and things...
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