In the end, bam-bam was wrong. 7 extinguishers didn't do jack, plus a magnesium transmission tunnel.
The guy who was filming came up to the scene, was running to it, you hear a loud boom, and he and others ran back.
magnesium trans tunnels dont just burst into flame man.
Those things are certified to a high safety standard because of the chance of impact. They're not going to put a trans tunnel into a race car thats going to explode and fry the driver.
just because its primarily magnesium doesnt mean it acts like a pure piece of magnesium. All these parts are designed to be as safe as possible in the case of impact.
there is so much misinformation in this thread that it makes my head hurt.