{"id":290133,"date":"2023-09-09T16:49:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T16:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290133"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T16:49:26","slug":"sky-sports-f1-pundit-forced-to-make-quick-escape-as-car-catches-fire-during-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/racing\/f1\/sky-sports-f1-pundit-forced-to-make-quick-escape-as-car-catches-fire-during-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Sports F1 pundit forced to make quick escape as car catches fire during race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Sports pundit Karun Chandhok was forced to flee from his vehicle at Goodwood Revival.<\/p>\n<p>The racing driver and F1 expert was caught in the scary scenes at the West Success track on Saturday, before his brother Suhail shared the footage to social media and Karun gave a welcome update on his condition.<\/p>\n<p>Chandhok was seventh in the Lavant Cup when flames burst out the back of his car, before he did a full 360 spin.<\/p>\n<p>He regained control of the car before driving it off the track and onto the grass, before officials rushed over moments later to ensure his safety.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Michael Schumacher was &apos;conscious and speaking&apos; after F1 legend&apos;s tragic ski crash<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Chandhok said in response: &quot;Lucky to get away with that with nothing more than a melted boot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Something went bang and seized up the back wheels and sent me spinning.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Such a shame to end a race in my dream GT car like that but happy to get out ok!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Who is the best F1 pundit on Sky Sports? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30902232.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Sky-Sports-F1-Karun-Chandhok-star-involved-in-scary-Goodwood-Festival-incident-after-car-burst-into.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were delighted to see the Sky man escape unharmed as he left from his car &#8211; and impressed by his skills.<\/p>\n<p>One comment said: &quot;No one hurt &#8211; thank god. We forget at times how dangerous this sport we all love is.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A second read: &quot;As long as no one hurt &#8211; but fantastic presence of mind &#8211; good result.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30902231.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Sky-Sports-F1-Karun-Chandhok-star-involved-in-scary-Goodwood-Festival-incident-after-car-burst-into.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30428648.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_F1-Grand-Prix-of-Azerbaijan-Previews.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article30794334.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Fulham-FC-Premier-League.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to C<span>ricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span><span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span><span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a322 a month<\/p>\n<p>A third agreed: &quot;So pleased to see Karun out safely. Great presence of mind too.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Karun recently took to social media to back his colleague Martin Brundle following the brutal snub by Cara Delevingne.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;I honestly think we should have a &apos;chart of rudeness&apos; in F1! Next time, take the grid passes from people who don&apos;t care and give it some deserving kids who will treasure the experience.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/f1\/karun-chandhok-car-fire-goodwood-30902254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Sports pundit Karun Chandhok was forced to flee from his vehicle at Goodwood Revival. 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