“These cars are meant to be driven, so enjoy the hell out of all of it – not just the look of it when it is all clean”, said the legendary Caroll Shelby. There’s nothing more hurtful than a race car being put up for display. While they are pieces of art, they’re not meant to be kept like an art piece. Karun Chandhok’s Ferrari 250 GTO caught on fire at the Goodwood Revival Festival recently and now the former F1 driver has given a health update. What did he say?

Everything has its limit and so does a racecar. Just like humans need more care as they get older, so does a racecar. Karun Chandhok was recently involved in an accident involving the Ferrari 250 GTO. The incident happened during the Lavant Cup that took place during the Goodwood Revival Festival. Chandhok, in the Silver Ferrari, was just behind the leader during the race on the 10th lap when suddenly the GTO caught on fire, locked up the rear wheels and went spinning off the track. 

Just hours after the accident, Karun Chandhok took to Twitter to give an update on his health. According to the Tweet, Chandhok said, “Lucky to get away with that with nothing more than a melted boot…. Something went bang and seized up the back wheels and sent me spinning. Such a shame to end a race in my dream GT car like that but happy to get out ok!”

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The 250 GTOs are considered to be one of the grails of machinery in the automotive world. The car was produced between 1962 and 1964 and sold for tens of millions of dollars. A recent example was sold for $70 million in 2018. Whilst it’s a huge loss, the owner understands that race cars are meant to be driven and is relieved that Karun Chandhok is okay and was able to get out of the car safely.

The owners of the 250 GTO understand the risks involved with racing

“I have to accept risk as a racing driver” – Emerson Fittipaldi. While all F1 drivers sign up for the risk involved in motor racing, it’s not always in their control to manage the risks. The same goes for the cars themselves. Despite multiple precautions and checks, there’s always uncertainty about the car malfunctioning. The owner of the 250 GTO that caught fire understands that as it was visible in the comments made by the representative.

According to goodwood.com, a representative of the owner said, “The internet will love it. It’s to be expected. I can see it now – ‘at least it’s raced’, ‘that’ll be expensive’, ‘too dangerous’, ‘that nearly blew up and destroyed Goodwood’. It didn’t. It has a hole in the engine and the onboard fire extinguisher did its job. Karun is fine, which was our first concern, let’s be clear. We race knowing they break.”

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