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Raikkonen not expecting penalties after FP2 fire

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Alfa Romeo are set to fit Kimi Raikkonen's C39 with a different engine and gearbox, as was originally scheduled for this weekend. Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen brought out the red flags during second practice at Yas Marina. Powering through the first sector, flames could be seen licking from underneath the engine cover, while Raikkonen radioed in to query while he'd lost power. His engineer told him to stop the car and get out fast, with Raikkonen pulling over into a side area on the back straight to evacuate as his Ferrari power unit self combusted. Raikkonen briefly looked impeded by his radio wiring, but clambered free to help the marshals put out the flames...
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