The 55-numbered Ferrari caught fire and Carlos Sainz ended his race in the worst way possible! The driver looked distraught as the engine of his F1-75 suddenly gave up. As initially he lined up the car and couldn’t believe what happened, things were about to get worse.
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Formula One F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria – July 9, 2022 Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. celebrates after placing third in the sprint race as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning Pool via REUTERS/Christian Bruna
The Maranello camp was performing really well until that moment. They had paced and were competing incredibly well, even defeating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. However, things took a turn for the worse.
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Carlos Sainz distraught as car flames in mega-fire
Fans lost their calm on Twitter after watching the incident live. No one could believe how the car caught fire, as it was a major scare for Carlos Sainz. A small fire quickly consumed the back of the car. Amid all this, Sainz heartbreakingly just went, “NO ENGINE ENGINE! NO NO….”
*Carlos Sainz chasing down Verstappen* The marshals: #F1 #AustrianGP
Who else thinks the FIRE response team at F1 is just NOT quick enough #AustrianGP #F1 #CarlosSainz
Carlos Sainz deserves better man. This is so so sad.
IF ANYBODY EVER SAYS CARLOS SAINZ ISN'T UNLUCKY THEY WON'T HEAR THE END OF IT
Carlos Sainz engine failure #WTF1 #AustrianGP
While Sainz’s race ended at that moment, fans looked on scared and surprised. How did that happen? The answers will reach us soon. However, the Spaniard looked safe as soon as he was out.
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Many couldn’t believe that it took a piece of stone to stop the car from rolling down the hill. While the safety car was implemented immediately, this incident gave the race a really drastic turn.