Nicholas Latifi was forced to slow on track after a fire emerged at the rear of his Williams FW44 car during the morning session at the Bahrain International Circuit, before spinning at Turn 12.
The session was quickly red-flagged while Latifi jumped out of the car, which was then tended to by a fire marshal who extinguished the flames.
The incident resulted in a red flag lasting nearly 40 minutes. Latifi managed to get in only 12 laps prior to the fire, and was due to complete a full day in the cockpit for the team.
Williams issued an update in the afternoon confirming the car would not be going back out on-track.
“Repairs are underway on the FW44,” the team said. “We will not take part in the remainder of today’s running but look forward to hitting the track for the final day of testing here tomorrow.”
Latifi explained the team was still investigating what had caused the brake issue, but admitted there was “not a lot of stuff to analyse in terms of physical parts” because of the…
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