Before the Grand Prix in Austria
Flames on the car: Timmon of terror around Formula 1 driver
29.06.2025 – 6:06 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Carlos Sainz is simply no luck at the Grand Prix of Austria: the Spaniard causes twice the excitement before the start – involuntarily.
Even before the Grand Prix could really start from Austria, Carlos Sainz experienced a moment of fright. The Williams driver had to struggle with several technical defects when they started the introductory round.
In the end, his car even caught fire in the pit lane – an early and abrupt end for the Spaniard. Firefighters were in a hurry and could trouble the flames on the rear wheels of his car. Before the traffic lights jumped on green, Sainz’s race was already finished.
The Williams had already got stuck in the first course – Sainz initially did not come from the spot and was motionless in the starting line -up.
It was only at the very last moment that he managed to get the car up and running. Sainz was late in the introductory round, while all other drivers were already waiting in the starting line -up. Nevertheless, the starting process was canceled – the mechanics returned to the cars, the start -up procedure started from the front. Then there was a fire incident. The race was only able to start with a total of 15 minutes.