JAMES COURTNEY had a lucky escape after his Ford Mustang burst into flames while in the pit lane at Albert Park. The V8 supercar driver spotted the flames as he rounded the final two turns in Melbourne, leading him to take the car to the pit. As he entered the pit lane, the flames started to grow and in a short time, the car was engulfed in the fire. “They’ve got all the fire stuff to try and save the car.”. Percat was forced to retire from the Supersprint race on Friday and afterwards revealed the moment he was shocked to discover the fire.

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