'Invisible Fire' Sparks Panic Among Racing Crew, Viral Video Surfaces. It Was Caused By...

The internet is a crazy place which often throws up surprises. One such interesting clip resurfaced on the internet on Friday, which showed 'invisible fire' sparking panic among racing crew during the Indianapolis 500 in 1981. The video is an old one but the term 'invisible fire' intrigued all and the video has received close to 2 million views in a short span of time. In the video, it can be seen that the drivers are panicking while safety crew try to extinguish the 'invisible fire'.

While the term might seem strange, 'invisible fire' is caused by methanol, which burns with transparent blame in bright light and no smoke. At this particular event, the fire was caused because fuel began to go out from the refueling hose as it was loosely attached to the car of Rick Mears. The pit crew initially could not understand what happened as one of them tried to removed Mears helmet. Meanwhile, another person, covered in burning fuel, called for help. Mears, meanwhile, took matters in his won hand and and doused the fire on his racing suit with an extinguisher.

Rick Mears and four others had to be sent to the hospital. The driver had to undergo plastic surgery on face. After the incident, the fuel nozzle design in Indy cars underwent massive change.

The near invisible methanol fire at the 1981 Indianapolis 500. pic.twitter.com/D486OUjXxM

talking about motorsports, with world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull utterly dominating Formula One yet again, there is a distinct lack of tension ahead of Sunday's Miami Grand Prix.

So it is perhaps fortunate that the South Florida venue will provide some glitz and glamour to distract from a season that, with Verstappen having bagged four out of five races, already looks like another