Heidfeld feels the heat as his wheelnut goes up in flames
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Renault say a delay on a pit-stop caused by a problem with a wheel nut caused Nick Heidfeld's exhaust to overheat and set fire to his car yesterday.
After exiting the pits with bodywork smouldering, in the hope of putting the fire out, Heidfeld swiftly pulled over, the German jumping out as flames engulfed it. Chief race engineer Alan Permane says the problem caused the car to be "sat at high revs for a long time – this meant a build-up of heat which caused a fire".
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments