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Simona De Silvestro catches fire At IMS

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Watch Simona de Silvestro‘s Honda-powered #29 TE Connectivity Andretti Autosport machine catch fire after a fuel leak on Tuesday during practice for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500.

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