Lando Norris and McLaren staff evacuated from their motorhome due to FIRE at the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of today’s final practice session and qualifying… with the Brit’s race suits stuck inside!

Lando Norris and McLaren staff evacuated from their motorhome due to FIRE at the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of today’s final practice session and qualifying… with the Brit’s race suits stuck inside!

  • Lando Norris and his McLaren staff have been kicked out of their motorhome immediately
  • The paddock space was evacuated after hearth engines and ambulances arrived
  • The hearth broke out earlier than midday, half-hour earlier than the third follow session was to start

Lando Norris and his McLaren staff have made a dramatic exit after their motorhome caught hearth through the Spanish Grand Prix.

Individuals within the constructing – together with journalists attending a media brunch – noticed smoke and have been ordered to depart.

Pirelli's F1 and automotive racing chief Mario Isola – who’s a part-time paramedic – was one of many first to reach on the scene.

He and a few of his co-workers from the tire firm rushed into the constructing with hearth extinguishers and tried to douse the fireplace.

It didn't take lengthy for the Workforce Hub hospitality unit to be evacuated, with hearth engines and ambulances speeding to the scene.

Lando Norris and his McLaren team were dramatically evacuated from their motorhome at the Spanish Prix today after it caught fire (pictured above)

Lando Norris and his McLaren team were dramatically evacuated from their motorhome at the Spanish Prix today after it caught fire (pictured above)

Lando Norris and his McLaren staff have been dramatically evacuated from their motorhome on the Spanish Prix immediately after it caught hearth (pictured above)

The paddock area was evacuated after fire engines and ambulances arrived (pictured above)

The paddock space was evacuated after hearth engines and ambulances arrived (pictured above)

Four fire marshals left the hospital area wearing masks, one on a stretcher, one in a wheelchair, one on foot, and another taken in an ambulance.

4 hearth marshals left the hospital space carrying masks, one on a stretcher, one in a wheelchair, one on foot, and one other taken in an ambulance.

4 hearth marshals left the hospitality space carrying masks, one on a stretcher, one in a wheelchair, one on foot, and one other was taken in an ambulance.

Norris and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri Everybody was evacuated safely, with the Briton seen standing on the pavement carrying socks.

In the meantime, staff principal Zak Brown monitored the scene from shut by as security web lifted the new air as smoke stuffed the street.

It’s believed nobody was severely injured, however this has not but been confirmed.

The hearth – which is claimed to have began within the kitchen – broke out simply earlier than midday, half an hour earlier than the beginning of third follow on the Circuit de Catalunya.

Nonetheless, follow nonetheless went on as deliberate.

McLaren launched an announcement, saying: 'This morning we evacuated our staff hub paddock hospitality unit following a hearth alert, the staff has been safely evacuated whereas native hearth crews cope with the state of affairs.'

This isn’t the primary time a hearth has damaged out on the Spanish Grand Prix, as in 2012 a hearth broke out within the Williams storage attributable to trapped gasoline.

Earlier marshals went into the three-storey building with firefighters - some were evacuated or taken away in ambulances because they were inside without breathing apparatus

Earlier marshals went into the three-storey constructing with firefighters – some have been evacuated or taken away in ambulances as a result of they have been inside with out respiratory equipment

The fire broke out just before noon, half an hour before the start of the third practice session

The hearth broke out simply earlier than midday, half an hour earlier than the third follow session started

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