Chandhok’s fiery Ferrari fright
Flaming expensive: 250 GTO briefly catches alight, but a shaken Chandhok wasn’t stirred
Ex-Formula 1 driver and Sky F1 TV pundit Karun Chandhok shrugged off his Goodwood Revival fright when the Ferrari 250 GTO he was racing briefly burst into flames.
Chandhok was running fourth in the Lavant Cup, this year run for Ferrari GTs from 196066, when the silver car – an example of a model considered the most valuable in the world – suffered an engine failure as he was accelerating on to Lavant straight. Locked rear wheels sent the Ferrari into a spin as a flash fire erupted, before Chandhok regained control and pulled up safely by the barrier.