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An accident at Madring leaves a Formula 2 car engulfed in flames

Thai driver Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, who got out unharmed and on his own two feet, lost control of his single-seater at turn 19 of the circuit.

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An accident at Madring leaves a Formula 2 car engulfed in flames

An accident occurred at the Madring circuit in Madrid's Hortaleza district shortly before the start of the first free practice session of the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix. Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, a Formula 2 driver from ART Grand Prix, crashed into the wall at turn 19 after losing control of his car. The incident, from which the driver emerged unharmed, caused a fire and halted the session for 24 minutes. The session resumed with only six minutes remaining.

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