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Fire mars F1 victory

PASTOR MALDONADO held off Fernando Alonso to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday in Barcelona, but the celebration quickly gave way to concern when a fire in the team garage left 31 people injured.Maldonado, making his first visit to the podium, is the first Venezuelan winner in F1. This was the Williams team's 114th triumph but first since the 2004 Brazilian GP.

PASTOR MALDONADO held off Fernando Alonso to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday in Barcelona, but the celebration quickly gave way to concern when a fire in the team garage left 31 people injured.Maldonado, making his first visit to the podium, is the first Venezuelan winner in F1. This was the Williams team's 114th triumph but first since the 2004 Brazilian GP.

Maldonado's victory provided a flourish for Frank Williams as the team celebrated its longtime team principal's 70th birthday this weekend. Williams' celebration speech, however, was cut short. He was led from the garage when the fire broke out.

Governing body FIA said 31 people were treated by Catalunya Circuit medical staff, with seven of those flown out to a variety of hospitals to receive treatment.

Catalonia's regional government said in a statement that one of the persons was airlifted to Barcelona hospital with serious burn wounds, while the rest were being treated locally for smoke inhalation.

Williams confirmed a fuel leak caused the problem, with four of its staff treated for injuries. Three of those remained in the hospital. The Caterham team said four of its members were among those injured as the fire spread to neighboring team boxes.

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