Malaysian GP: Renaults Kevin Magnussen escapes unscathed after fire aktistetae

Renault's Kevin Magnussen was fortunate to walk away unscathed after his car caught fire in the pit lane during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix Friday.

The Danish driver had just completed his first installation lap but was forced to make a quick exit as the cockpit was enveloped in flames.

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Renault engineers later blamed the fuel breather system as the source of the fire and revealed that the car had suffered surprisingly little damage.

'We had a fuel leak from a breather,' said Renault technical director, Nick Chester. 'It looks like the tank pressurized, but we will investigate. We were running the tank full and we were running some experimental parts really in preparation for Mexico.

'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.'

Magnussen returned to the track for the second practice session later in the day, although he could only record the nineteenth fastest time of the 22 drivers on track.

Unsurprisingly the pace was set by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Read: Can Mexico's first supercar compete with best?

Further back, the Ferrari's of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel had the edge on Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Hamilton will be looking to overturn the narrow advantage held by Rosberg atop the drivers' standings in Malaysia this weekend.

Magnussen returned to the track for the second practice session later in the day, although he could only record the nineteenth fastest time of the 22 drivers on track. 'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.' Further back, the Ferrari's of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel had the edge on Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Further back, the Ferrari's of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel had the edge on Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Renault engineers later blamed the fuel breather system as the source of the fire and revealed that the car had suffered surprisingly little damage. 'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.' The Danish driver had just completed his first installation lap but was forced to make a quick exit as the cockpit was enveloped in flames. Renault engineers later blamed the fuel breather system as the source of the fire and revealed that the car had suffered surprisingly little damage. Renault engineers later blamed the fuel breather system as the source of the fire and revealed that the car had suffered surprisingly little damage. Renault engineers later blamed the fuel breather system as the source of the fire and revealed that the car had suffered surprisingly little damage. 'We had a fuel leak from a breather,' said Renault technical director, Nick Chester. 'It looks like the tank pressurized, but we will investigate. We were running the tank full and we were running some experimental parts really in preparation for Mexico. Unsurprisingly the pace was set by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Renault's Kevin Magnussen was fortunate to walk away unscathed after his car caught fire in the pit lane during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix Friday. 'We had a fuel leak from a breather,' said Renault technical director, Nick Chester. 'It looks like the tank pressurized, but we will investigate. We were running the tank full and we were running some experimental parts really in preparation for Mexico. Unsurprisingly the pace was set by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Magnussen returned to the track for the second practice session later in the day, although he could only record the nineteenth fastest time of the 22 drivers on track. Hamilton will be looking to overturn the narrow advantage held by Rosberg atop the drivers' standings in Malaysia this weekend. 'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.' Read: 'Bullet car' smashes land-speed record The Danish driver had just completed his first installation lap but was forced to make a quick exit as the cockpit was enveloped in flames. 'We had a fuel leak from a breather,' said Renault technical director, Nick Chester. 'It looks like the tank pressurized, but we will investigate. We were running the tank full and we were running some experimental parts really in preparation for Mexico. Hamilton will be looking to overturn the narrow advantage held by Rosberg atop the drivers' standings in Malaysia this weekend. Read: 'Bullet car' smashes land-speed record Further back, the Ferrari's of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel had the edge on Red Bull's Max Verstappen. 'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.' 'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.' Read: Can Mexico's first supercar compete with best? Hamilton will be looking to overturn the narrow advantage held by Rosberg atop the drivers' standings in Malaysia this weekend. Magnussen returned to the track for the second practice session later in the day, although he could only record the nineteenth fastest time of the 22 drivers on track. 'Everyone's okay, that's the main thing. Fortunately the car doesn't seem to be too badly damaged.' Read: 'Bullet car' smashes land-speed record

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