Williams ends day early after brake fire melts suspension

Nicholas Latifi was forced to slow on track after a fire emerged at the rear of his Williams FW44 car during the morning session at the Bahrain International Circuit, before spinning at Turn 12.

The session was quickly red-flagged while Latifi jumped out of the car, which was then tended to by a fire marshal who extinguished the flames.

The incident resulted in a red flag lasting nearly 40 minutes. Latifi managed to get in only 12 laps prior to the fire, and was due to…