Valencia: A fiery start for Massa
Felipe Massa's pre-season testing got off to a blisteringly hot start when his F150 caught fire at Valencia on Thursday morning.
Massa, who replaced team-mate Fernando Alonso for the third and final day of testing, spun at Turn Five just over half an hour after the session began.
The Brazilian came to a halt on the outside kerb, facing the wrong way and with smoke pouring out of the back of his new Ferrari.
Massa jumped out and waved over the marshals, who came armed with extinguishers, quickly putting out the fire before his car was taken back to the pits on a flatbed truck.
"It was an hot start for Felipe," Ferrari Tweeted. "His car had a small fire due to an oil leak so it will be necessary to work at length to repair it."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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