FORMULA ONE was delayed by a fire at the Chinese Grand Prix.
During Friday’s Sprint Qualifying session a fire sensationally broke out on the grass beside the track.
AlamySprint Qualifying was delayed after a fire broke out besides the track of the Chinese GP[/caption]
X @SkySportsF1The grass caught on fire besides the track in Free Practice 1[/caption]
X @SkySportsF1A second fire at a separate corner then broke out and caused Sprint Qualifying 1 to be delayed[/caption]
It was the second time a fire had broke out trackside after an incident during Free Practice 1 earlier on.
The incident is FP1 saw the session red flagged with the grass ablaze at Turn 7.
After stewards dealt with the fire the practice session resumed.
However, a SECOND fire then broke out at Turn 5 of the Shanghai Circuit.
This second fire happened right at the end of SQ1, which was replacing the practice sessions typically seen on an F1 weekend.
The blaze therefore saw SQ2 delayed.
SQ2 eventually got underway at 15:54 local time.
F1 was returning to China for the first time since 2019, with the Covid pandemic causing the race to not be on the calendar.
More to follow.
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