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Red Bull F1 car CATCHES FIRE with current star at the wheel

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Red Bull F1 car CATCHES FIRE with current star at the wheel

Yuki Tsunoda caused a fire to the RB20

Sam Cook
Digital Journalist
Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

One of Red Bull's current Formula 1 drivers caused one of the team's cars to catch fire in a recent outing.

The Red Bull Showrun racing event, featuring Formula 1 cars, travels around the globe and this time, it was current RB driver Yuki Tsunoda at the wheel.

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During the Asian leg of the F1 calendar, the team have taken their show on the road to Taiwan, taking old machinery through the streets of Taichung alongside star drivers.

However, the event didn't go quite as planned, with Tsunoda's car flaming up following a rather exuberant trick.

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Yuki Tsunoda was present at the Taiwan showrun
Yuki Tsunoda was present at the Taiwan showrun
Yuki Tsunoda will have a new team-mate in Austin through Liam Lawson
Yuki Tsunoda will have a new team-mate in Austin through Liam Lawson

Yuki Tsunoda car fire

Tsunoda will be hoping to set the timing screens alight, rather than his car, in the final six races of the season to keep his nose ahead of Lawson in the Red Bull pecking order.

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