The first stage of the 2023 Dakar Rally immediately produced images that went around the world, as the Century CR6 of Michel Kremer and Thomas de Bois went up in flames.
A leak in the fuel line caused the conflagration and saw the fire completely engulf the vehicle, with Kremer and de Bois escaping unharmed.
See the shocking footage below.
Also interesting:
F1 Podcast: A tech breakthrough and political firestorms
RacingNews365.com F1 journalists Dieter Rencken and Michael Butterworth look back on 2022 and discuss the key issues that emanated from a year of considerable change in F1.