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#1 jimjimjeroo

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:08

FIRE IN THE PITS!!

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#2 Kvothe

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:08

Hopefully everything's ok :cry:

#3 olliek88

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:08

Williams garage has properly caught fire!

:eek:

Unknown if any one is hurt. Frank managed to get out safe.

Edited by olliek88, 13 May 2012 - 15:10.


#4 ImDDAA

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:09

Holy hell hole - this looks scary.

#5 Smitla321

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:09

****! There is fuel in there!!! ****ing evacuate!!!!

#6 xAtarigeekx

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:09

Huge amount of smoke...scary stuff

#7 jrg19

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:09

Fire in the Wiliams pits!

#8 SR388

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:09

Williams garage has caught fire!

:eek:


I hope everyone is okay!


Williams partying too hard.

#9 lokiman

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:10

That does not look good. Hope all are safe.

#10 Boxerevo

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:10

o.o

#11 johnmhinds

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:10

Looks like the Williams pit area caught fire.

Fingers crossed everyone is ok.

#12 Lord Snooty

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:10

Williams mechanics had the fire hoses out.. looked very scary for a while

#13 Kvothe

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:10

Hopefully nothing serious or terrorist related.

#14 King Six

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

What do you want us to do?

#15 Masenco

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

Looks bad, hope everyone is ok!

#16 pinkypants

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

wow :(

#17 King Six

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

Hopefully nothing serious or terrorist related.

Seriously? People need to grow up with that now, unless I have gone back in time to 2001.

#18 JRizzle86

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

Very unfortunate after the win, very much hope just a bit of equipment damage and everyone got out ok.

#19 fayah69

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

wow looks crazy. hope everyone got out

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#20 Baddoer

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

Looks like a good party then

#21 P123

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:11

I hope everyone gets out ok. That looks a serious fire.

#22 pinkypants

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:12

looked a little hairy for a sec, but hopefully everyone is OK

#23 Smitla321

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:12

What do you want us to do?


Just care for people safety mate.

Jesus............

#24 P123

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:12

No fire engines at the track?

#25 Siperoth

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:13

Well such images was more expected to be seen in Bahrain than in Barcelona.

#26 Hulkster

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:13

Looks quite bad.

#27 pRy

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:13

KERS explosion.

#28 jrg19

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:13

Kers unit exploded?!

#29 wingwalker

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:14

????????????


pictures/video?


edit: Can't really imagine anyone getting hurt with all the fire equipment that is there, but I do hope everyone is safe!

Edited by wingwalker, 13 May 2012 - 15:14.


#30 Kvothe

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:14

Seriously? People need to grow up with that now, unless I have gone back in time to 2001.


I said hopefully not, all I saw was billowing smoke, I didn't say there was.

Have no terrorists attacks happened since 2001?

Edit: Just to be clear I don't think it was one.

Edited by Kvothe, 13 May 2012 - 15:16.


#31 King Six

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:14

Just care for people safety mate.

Jesus............

Yeah I know, just the way he's screaming all over the forums like it's happening outside of my house...

#32 carbonfibre

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:14

Where is it on??? hope everyone will be ok

#33 Peat

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:14

victory cigars?

#34 lokiman

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:15

Jesus, don't they have a fire engine at the track!?

#35 DracoN

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:16

Mclarens crew ? :drunk:

#36 Gilles12

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:16

Pastor's car too light

So they torched it before the stewards could get to it

#37 GotYoubyTheBalls

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:16

Seems suspicious especially after some of the questions raised in the conspiracy thread. This is getting out of hand.

#38 JRizzle86

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:16

KERS related fire, linked to an explosions some injuries reported.

#39 AvranaKern

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:16

A KERS related explosion. There are some injuries unfortunately.

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#40 JRizzle86

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:17

Mclarens crew ? :drunk:


That wasn't funny.

#41 johnmhinds

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:18

Early reports are saying it was the KERS in Senna's car, but didn't Senna stop out on track mid race?

Maybe they'd only just got it back on a truck and were taking it apart...

Edited by johnmhinds, 13 May 2012 - 15:21.


#42 pinkypants

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:19

A KERS related explosion. There are some injuries unfortunately.



Where are people getting the latest info from? Saw medical crew going to Williams garage, can't be good.

#43 ForzaGTR

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:19

Looked nasty, I hope nobody was hurt.

#44 Markn93

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:20

BBC say reports people are injured. Hope it's not serious.

#45 pRy

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:20

If it was KERS do you think the FIA will snap remove it from all cars for Monaco?

#46 muramasa

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:20


KERS related is really worrying. Bad chemicals in there, altho cannot say gasoline is better either coz after the race no one wears protection gear and everyone offguard.

Hope nothing serious going on.


#47 Crafty

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:20

Sky have been told there are no injuries. Possibly KERS but not confirmed.

Apparently a FI mechanic has been taken to hospital

Edited by Crafty, 13 May 2012 - 15:22.


#48 Coral

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:22

Apparently a Force India mechanic has been taken to hospital? I hope he's all right.

#49 Longtimefan

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:23

Apparently a Force India mechanic has been taken to hospital? I hope he's all right.


Me too :(


#50 olliek88

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 15:23

apparently a Force India mechanic has been taken to hospital. No idea if its serious/precautionary. Hope everyone is safe and well.