Tough debut for Colnaghi in F3: engine failure and fire in Melbourne | OneFootball

The Italo-Argentine Mattia Colnaghi had a complicated start to his first weekend in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. The driver suffered an engine failure in his single-seater and the car caught fire during the first practice session at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.

The 17-year-old had gone out on track just a few minutes after the session began, which was scheduled to last 40 minutes. Before the incident, he was in 13th place on the leaderboard, two spots behind his teammate Tuukka Taponen.

The practice was interrupted when the MP Motorsport team’s single-seater started to emit smoke and caught fire on the main straight of the circuit due to a power unit failure.

Colnaghi is facing his first season in Formula 3 with the goal of adapting to the new car and Pirelli tires, after his time in Eurocup-3. The driver is also part of the Red Bull Junior Team.

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