Schumacher feels the heat at Magny-Cours

Michael Schumacher felt the heat in final practice for the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours today when a fire broke out on his Ferrari.

Schumacher feels the heat at Magny-Cours
Sat, 15 Jul, 2006 - 13:03
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Michael Schumacher felt the heat in final practice for the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours today when a fire broke out on his Ferrari.

Flames licked around the exhausts and while his mechanics scrambled to find a fire extinguisher, Schumacher calmly climbed out of his charred car in the pit lane.

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