News Details
AlphaTauri investigating “blackout” that caused Gasly fire
AlphaTauri has revealed Pierre Gasly’s car suffered an unexplained “blackout” before its rear end burst into flames at the side of the track in Friday’s second practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix. The incident, which caused the session to be red-flagged for 16 minutes, forced Gasly to make a rapid exit as fire erupted underneath the rear bodywork of his car before marshals quickly came in to extinguish it. Article continues under video The team and power unit supplier Honda are currently investigating the issue. Chief race engineer Jonathan Eddolls said: “We started our planned performance runs, but unfortunately for Pierre, during the first new tyre lap his car had a...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from GPFans.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Honda engine goes up in flames during second free...
For the Honda engine in the back of the AlphaTauri, the second free...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Gasly had little warning of problems before fire...
AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly says he had little warning that his car would...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Second Red flag! Verstappen kicks Stroll off the track!
Shortly after the red flag caused by the flames from the Honda power...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Second Red flag! Verstappen and Stroll clash during...
Shortly after the red flag caused by the flames from the Honda power...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Yamaha to race new V4 frame at Valencia MotoGP
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin hit with penalty for planned MotoGP...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Why MotoGP riders miss having Marc Marquez on the grid
No description available...
19m ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500
Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
AJ Foyt Racing expands veteran support program to full...
AJ Foyt Racing has announced that its successful Homes For Our Troops...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
What Toyota expects from 2026 WRC signing Oliver...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai already working on “Plan B” for 2026 WRC...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg lands factory Toyota Rally1 drive
We called it after Oliver Solberg clinched his WRC2 title in Chile....
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Report: Arsenal ready to sell star to Euro giants if...
Arsenal would reportedly be ready to sanction the surprise sale of...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba accepts challenge set by...
Chelsea icon Didier Drogba has accepted a challenge set by Arsenal legend...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Leandro Trossard: Arsenal’s shapeshifter
Over the summer I wrote a piece about Leandro Trossard in which I argued...
4h ago from Arseblog.com
Sources: Clubs ask about Arsenal star as Mikel Arteta...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is understood to have blocked Gabriel Jesus'...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri vs Max Verstappen: F1 title...
Three more races. Three drivers in contention.... Read More »
59m ago from espnF1.com
'All signs went red' - Verstappen admits to 'mistake' in...
Max Verstappen has admitted that he made "a... Read More »
1h ago from SkySports.com
Perez fires up Cadillac’s F1 journey with first test run...
The future roared into the present on Wednesday... Read More »
6h ago from F1i.com
