Unfortunately, he crashed his car in the wall on the entry.The impact was light, but enough to wreck the front left wheel, ending his race.During a routine pit stop operation, first splashed everywhere when the crew removed the fuel line from the car.After a couple of seconds, a huge flame broke out that engulfed everything, including the car, Verstappen, and several crewmembers. An unfortunate fuel spill gave him a scary surprise, as his whole car caught fire for a couple of seconds.His helmet and dashboard were also aflame.

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to take a 17-point championship lead over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton but said the incident had left "mixed feelings". The team released the car in a manner endangering team personnel and causing injury. The pipe was torn apart, with the highly flammable fuel splashing everywhere around him.Then came Raikkonen, who drove behind him in the lane, as they were both on their way back to the race. Both drivers had to forfeit from the race.Massa rushed back into the race with the fuel line still attached to his car.

The pipe was torn apart, with the highly flammable fuel splashing everywhere around him. The Finn was untimely released due to which he ran over a pit …

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"If one guy is getting injured, it is bad for us," he said, after briefly delaying his mandatory television interviews to ask the team about Cigorini's condition, for which he had to ask for permission from a representative of F1 management.In a statement released by Ferrari later on Sunday, Raikkonen is quoted as saying: "What happened to our guy Francesco today at the pit-stop is very unfortunate.

"Sebastian Vettel went on to win the race, but Ferrari called it a "hollow victory" and said they were still waiting for news.Finland's Valtteri Bottas was a close second for Mercedes with team mate and reigning champion Lewis Hamilton third.In the post match interview Vettel said the team were sending all their best wishes.Channel 4 commentator Ben Edwards said: “Leg broken. Anyway, there's not much I can do now but wait for the next race, where we'll try to do our best." #babybutton“.When driving, you rely on your tires for safety and comfort.