News Details

Renault investigating Palmer's testing fire

Renault are still investigating the cause of the fire that broke out on Jolyon Palmer's final in-lap at the conclusion of the post-British GP test. The Brit, who had been putting in the laps at the Silverstone circuit on the second and final day of the test, had smoky end to his day as his RS16 caught fire. The exact cause of the fire, though, has yet be established. 'It looks to be the result of a hydraulic leak and we're naturally investigating what happened,' team boss Fred Vasseur said. 'The fortunate thing is that the fire happened on the final in-lap of the day so we were able to complete all we could for that day. 'There was no issue for Jo and the fire was soon extinguished.' As...
Full Story »
9y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Renault investigating test fire

With impeccable timing, late on Wednesday afternoon, as the second day of...
9y ago from Pitpass.com

Gearbox woes led to double Renault DNF

– Renault has revealed that suspected gearbox problems led to both...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Jolyon Palmer: “Today wasn’t the result I wanted”

Jolyon Palmer was left disappointed after seeing his first British Grand...

Jolyon Palmer: “The last set of tyres didn’t...

Jolyon Palmer was left to reflect on another Q1 exit in qualifying as the...

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Gresini Racing exploring potential Honda MotoGP...

Gresini Racing are exploring a potential reunion with Honda as a...

How Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Brazilian MotoGP to...

New MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi overcame a "really...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

100m-rated Premier League newcomer set to spark...

Rayan has done quite well since moving to the Premier League, and he has...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“It felt like a charity sub” - Wayne Rooney shares...

Wayne Rooney revealed that he felt sad for Manchester City star Phil Foden...
17m ago from SportsKeeda.com

After injury to William Saliba, Arsenal defender...

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães has also withdrawn from the national...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“I’m shocked” - Tim Sherwood reacts as Tuchel...

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has admitted he is stunned that...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.