Fire in the media centre ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix

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16:24, 05 Nov 2023

A particularly nasty moment ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix. F1 journalist Joe Saward reports a fire in the media centre.

The Brazilian Grand Prix will take place at the Interlagos circuit this afternoon. Quiet some time to prepare for the race, but that was not the case for the journalists on the ground. Saward reported on X, formerly known as Twitter, a fire in the media centre.

Fire in Brazil

"Well, that's a first. There was a fire (a small one) in the media centre caused by an electrical glitch. Brazil is always full of surprises, we once had a flood in the old Media Centre, on the third floor of the pit building, with water coming in from the roof!"

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Well, that's a first. There was a fire (a small one) in the media centre caused by an electrical glitch. Brazil is always full of surprises, we once had a flood in the old Media Centre, on the third floor of the pit building, with water coming in from the roof!

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Fire in the media centre ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix

Fire in Brazil

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