Sainz calls for faster F1 fire response after Austrian GP scare

Sainz was about to challenge Max Verstappen for second place when his engine went up in smoke with 15 laps to go, and the Spaniard immediately pulled over at Turn 4.

The back of his Ferrari F1-75 was quickly engulfed in flames as Sainz was frantically waving at the marshals to attend to him.

But while he was keen to get out of his burning car, Turn 4’s dramatic slope meant the car started rolling backwards as soon as he took his foot off the brakes. Only after a marshal…