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.
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 pic.twitter.com/Vc6nwpZ56z— F1 Portrayed By Top Gear (@TopGearFormula1) July 10, 2022
PAIN
you got to feel for Carlos Sainz..#AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/oQQS3dLNgu— Abhirama (@abhirama_cs) July 10, 2022
Who else thinks the FIRE response team at F1 is just NOT quick enough #AustrianGP #F1 #CarlosSainz pic.twitter.com/E7A2iaRZoe
— Ash (@AyushSharma0563) July 10, 2022
Carlos Sainz deserves better man.
This is so so sad. pic.twitter.com/aLvELWTmfi— Shyam (@DrizzyRMA) July 10, 2022
IF ANYBODY EVER SAYS CARLOS SAINZ ISN'T UNLUCKY THEY WON'T HEAR THE END OF IT
— 마일어🏎🍩 (@MyloReddevil) July 10, 2022
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Carlos Sainz engine failure#WTF1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/xbRxzRNYiL
— Matthew Tanner (@SchuMattMan) July 10, 2022
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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