Watch as Pierre Gasly Alpha Tauri car catches fire during Free Practice 2 of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2022; the crash video goes viral
During Free Practice 2 of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly’s Alpha Tauri car caught fire as it approached the garage. Thankfully, the mechanic team was quick to intervene and put out the fire, and Gasly was able to escape unharmed.
Following the unfortunate incident, Gasly finished the second practice session in seventh place with a time of 1:45:179, whereas his teammate’s FP2 was cut short due to a fuel system issue.
A fiery moment for Pierre Gasly in the pit lane during FP2
The Frenchman escaped the cockpit and injury after his AlphaTauri car suddenly caught fire before the flames were extinguished #SingaporeGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Iqzg4TPO1S
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 30, 2022
After the session, Gasly spoke about how the engine started to heat up a little before catching fire immediately after the engineers connected it to the gasoline breather. All of this is required for training, he explained. determining the engine’s power in these warm circumstances.
“We were able to restart it after it started a fire when we attached the gasoline breather, though it wasn’t ideal, and turn it off after it caught fire. So there’s just a hint of a BBQ vibe, but overall, nothing too horrific. Given the warm weather and the fact that it’s simply a procedure, there is nothing to worry about for the rest of the weekend.”
Just 0.054s between these three. 🤏#SingaporeGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/IiNVysSweX
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 1, 2022
The track dried extremely slowly as the Q3 session began, and the weather was still rainy. At the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, Charles Leclerc earned his ninth pole position of the year.
| POS | DRIVER | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:54.129 | 1:52.343 | 1:49.412 | |
| 2 | 1:54.404 | 1:52.818 | 1:49.434 | |
| 3 | 1:53.161 | 1:52.691 | 1:49.466 | |
| 4 | 1:54.559 | 1:53.219 | 1:49.583 | |
| 5 | 1:55.360 | 1:53.127 | 1:49.966 | |
| 6 | 1:55.914 | 1:53.942 | 1:50.584 | |
| 7 | 1:55.606 | 1:53.546 | 1:51.211 | |
| 8 | 1:53.057 | 1:52.723 | 1:51.395 | |
| 9 | 1:55.103 | 1:54.006 | 1:51.573 | |
| 10 | 1:55.314 | 1:53.848 | 1:51.983 | |
| 11 | 1:54.633 | 1:54.012 | ||
| 12 | 1:55.629 | 1:54.211 | ||
| 13 | 1:55.736 | 1:54.370 | ||
| 14 | 1:55.602 | 1:54.380 | ||
| 15 | 1:55.375 | 1:55.518 | ||
| 16 | 1:56.083 | |||
| 17 | 1:56.226 | |||
| 18 | 1:56.337 | |||
| 19 | 1:56.985 | |||
| 20 | 1:57.532 |
