A McLaren team member was hospitalised after the fire that caused the evacuation of their motorhome ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Smoke was detected by those in the building – including journalists at a media brunch – before they were ordered to leave.

Pirelli’s head of F1 and car racing Mario Isola – who is a part-time paramedic – was said to be one of the first responders on the scene.

 

He and some of his colleagues from the tyre company rushed into the building with fire extinguishers to try and tame the flames.

It wasn’t long before the Team Hub hospitality unit was cleared, with fire engines and ambulances racing arriving in the paddock.

Lando Norris and his McLaren team were today dramatically evacuated from their motorhome at the Spanish Prix when a fire broke out (pictured above)
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Lando Norris and his McLaren team were today dramatically evacuated from their motorhome at the Spanish Prix when a fire broke out (pictured above)

The area of the paddock was cleared as fire engines and ambulances came in (pictured above)
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The area of the paddock was cleared as fire engines and ambulances came in (pictured above)

Four of the fire marshals who had rushed in left the hospitality area with masks, one on a stretcher, one in a wheelchair, one walking, and another was driven off in an ambulance
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Four of the fire marshals who had rushed in left the hospitality area with masks, one on a stretcher, one in a wheelchair, one walking, and another was driven off in an ambulance