News Details

FP1: Rosberg tops fiery first practice

Nico Rosberg fired the opening salvo for the Malaysian Grand Prix as he went quickest in FP1, a session that was red flagged when Kevin Magnussen's RS16 caught fire. The red flags were out in FP1 at the Sepang circuit even before there was a single time on the board as Magnussen's Renault burst into flames in the pit lane. As the car was pushed back after his installation lap, fuel appearing to leak out of the top of the engine cover and ignited. Magnussen's mechanics were quickly on hand with fire extinguishers, covering the car in white foam and later draining the fuel before pushing it back into the garage. The session was red flagged for 15 minutes to allow a clean-up operation. Back...
Full Story »
9y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

First practice red flagged after Magnussen fire

– Friday's first practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix was...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Rosberg fastest, session shortened due to Renault fire...

Malaysian Grand Prix – Nico Rosberg drew first blood in the...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Pit-lane fire drama in FP1, Magnussen made a...

Magnussen leaps to safety in pit lane fire drama Friday opening practice...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Nico fastest, Renault on fire

World championship leader Nico Rosberg set the pace in a Practice One...
9y ago from SkySports.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Injured Marc Marquez set to travel to Madrid after...

One week after securing his seventh MotoGP title, Marc Marquez will fly...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IMSA’s AO Racing considering expansion, possibly...

AO Racing, one of the more popular teams racing in IMSA currently, is...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Five IndyCar teams jump start offseason testing at...

Five different IndyCar teams completed a test at Mid-Ohio Sports Car...

Mick Schumacher set for IndyCar test with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that it will bring in Mick...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Hyundai WRT on the attack

Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team is not taking their 2025 drubbing at...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Hugged him and said thank you' - Mikel Arteta hails...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Viktor Gyokeres for the work he puts...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham: Zubimendi shines as Rice and...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

'Not looking very positive': Arteta issues worrying...

Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard picked up an injury during their win...
19h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal fan favourite 'on the radar' of elite...

Real Madrid will continue to keep tabs on the Arsenal defender, William...
20h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Singapore GP grid undergoes further change as pit lane...

Another adjustment has been made to the Singapore... Read More »
3h ago from RacingNews365.com

LIVE: 2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Follow live coverage of the Singapore Grand Prix... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com

Brundle: Horner facing ‘extra hurdle’ in F1 comeback bid

Christian Horner may be off the F1 grid for now,... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.