Hỏa hoạn trong gara Williams
Chưa kịp ăn mừng chiến thắng, Williams đã bị "bà hỏa" thăm hỏi:
shock at Williams. Shortly after his sensational victory by Pastor Maldonado, there was a sudden explosion in the garage. After a short burst of flame rose on black smoke.
As the Williams team at 16:45 clock in the pit lane as the winner of Barcelona Photo aufstellte, the world was in order. Just seven minutes later the mechanic ran for their lives. In the back of the garage, a huge explosion was heard. Eye witnesses described a huge flame. The thick black smoke cloud passed across the paddock. Panic began to spread.
Marshall called the Formula 1 guests to escape to the exit of the paddock. Most of those present in the investigated Motorhomes protection from the acrid smoke. From the other garage mechanic came to help. All teams worked together with fire extinguishers out to smother the flames. After a good ten minutes, the smoke cloud over the paddock was finally a bit smaller.
Number of injuries initially unclear
It was late, the local rescue workers on site. When the firefighters finally attached to the rear big pit fire hoses are used, brought the worst was over. Because of the toxic fumes total of 31 team members had to be examined at the Medical Center at the track. Seven participants were transported to nearby hospitals.
From the Williams team suffered two mechanics of smoke poisoning. Another had burns.At Caterham four people were injured. A Force India mechanics were still being supplied to the line of sight and also by ambulance to the hospital. Also, an FIA-man who had helped to clear, was examined at the Medical Center.
Shortly after the accident, brought members of other teams bring water bottles to deal with the consequences of acrid smoke. Team boss Frank Williams, who sits in a wheelchair since 1986, has been rolled away in time. The driver escaped unhurt. Driver Alex Wurz was also a consultant in the garage when the accident happened. He remembers the crucial moment.
Refueling system reason for the explosion?
"I turned around and looked at the partitions a fire blazing. Only relatively small. Taken as the flames, the plastic, there was thick black smoke. Then all ran out. Frank Williams was rolled away. All have tried to delete. Then, the Fire get a new dynamic. It has jumped on the Caterham box. And suddenly, many people fell over each other. "
What exactly led to the explosion is not yet known. Initial rumors that this was the KERS batteries confirmed not. The most probable theory is that the refueling system is exploding. Of the two cars was only the FW34 of
Bruno Senna in the garage. The winning car of Pastor Maldonado was surely in the parc ferme.