Carlos Sainz pleads for help as he scrambles out of Ferrari car blazing inferno

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Carlos Sainz was left pleading for help as his FerrariFormula One car erupted into flames during the Austrian Grand Prix.

The Spaniard's car suddenly halted while he closely pursued title rival Max Verstappen on lap 57 at the Red Bull ring. A furious Sainz, who had been eyeing a podium finish in third, drove his car to a safe point off-track before even more disaster struck.

The 27-year-old yelled: "Engine, engine. No, no, no, no," but was seemingly unaware that his Ferrari had started to catch fire. The flames began on the rear of his vehicle but quickly engulfed the rest of it while Sainz remained seated.

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He appeared to be trying to steady the car on the hill without it rolling backwards but was instead caught in the midst of the smoke and fire.

Eventually, the stewards raced to avert any further spread with fire extinguishers while Sainz attempted to climb out of his vehicle, which continued to roll back down the hill.

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He was fortunately able to escape safely with a helping hand but could not hide his dejection as he sat on the hill watching the scenes in anguish.

It marked yet another power unit issue for Ferrari and the driver's fourth retirement already this season.

Sainz hoped to have turned a corner after securing his first ever Formula One victory at Silverstone last week. But instead it was teammate Charles Leclerc who overtook Verstappen to win his third race of the season and his first since Australia back in April.

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