Lando Norris and McLaren staff evacuated from their motorhome due to FIRE at the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of today's final practice session and qualifying... with the Brit's race suits stuck inside!

Lando Norris and his McLaren team were today dramatically evacuated from their motorhome at the Spanish Prix when a fire broke out.

The area of the paddock was cleared as fire engines and ambulances came in.

Earlier marshals had gone into the three-storey building with fire extinguishers – some were wheeled out or carried out in ambulances, having gone into the building without breathing apparatus.

Team principal Zak Brown watched on from as close to the scene as the security cordon allowed and smoke filled the hot air.

The fire broke out just before noon, half an hour before third practice was due to start at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Smoke was detected by those in the building – including journalists at a media brunch – before they were ordered to leave the buildings.

Soon the paddock was filled with emergency sirens.

Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri made their way to the garages 100 yards from the fire to take part in the practice session

By this point the fire, which is thought to have started in the kitchens, was under control and staff members walked relatively close to the motorhome unhindered as firefighters continued their work.

A McLaren spokesman confirmed: 'This morning we evacuated our Team Hub paddock hospitality unit following a fire alert. The team has been safely evacuated while the local fire brigade handle the issue.'

In all, four of the fire marshals who had rushed in left the hospitality area with masks, one on a stretcher, one in a wheelchair, one walking, and another was driven off in an ambulance.

Nobody is thought to have been seriously injured, but that is yet to be confirmed.