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Austria marshals explain slow response to Sainz fire

Marshals at the Red Bull Ring have responded to criticism that they were late to the scene of Carlos Sainz' dramatic retirement during the Austrian Grand Prix after his Ferrari caught fire. The F1-75 suffered a catastrophic engine failure while chasing down Max Verstappen for second place with 16 laps remaining. He was forced to pull over and stop the car in turn 4, but as flames erupted form the back of the car Sainz found himself unable to climb free of the cockpit because of the need to keep his foot on the brakes. Read also: Heartbreaking DNF in Austrian GP 'more difficult to take' - Sainz He feared that if he didn't then the car would roll back down the incline and into the path of...
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