Senna suffers minor back burns

It was confirmed by the Williams F1 team that Bruno Senna had suffered burns to his back due to an issue with his car during the recent Singapore Grand Prix.

During the Grand Prix Senna would retire from the race due to a KERS problem with his car and messages were relayed by his race engineer telling him: "Jump out with both feet from the cockpit. Under no circumstances touch the ground and the car at the same time." Senna had lost his KERS with sixteen laps remaining in the race.

Williams’ chief operations engineer Mark Gillan confirmed that Senna had suffered burns but that the investigations into the cause were still ongoing.

“We have a good idea (what caused the burns) but are still investigating just to make sure that we have covered all potential causes,” said Gillan.

Williams would eventually clarify that the burns suffered by Bruno were not from a KERS-related problem.

A spokes person for Williams would say via Twitter: "To confirm, Bruno's burns were due to a wiring loom seal coming loose in the seat allowing heat from back of car to escape - not KERS related. Bruno is here with us today and I can confirm he is 100% fine!"

Senna himself used Twitter to confirm that the burns he suffered were relatively minor.

"Hey everyone. The burns on my back weren't serious and are pretty much healed. Today I'm at Williams F1 for some simulator work."