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Severe haze a big health risk to drivers in S'pore Grand Prix: Button

Published Thu, Sep 17, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

FORMER world champion Jenson Button said on Thursday that severe haze would pose a "big health risk" to drivers in the Singapore Grand Prix as organisers remained on edge despite an improvement in air quality.

The 2009 world champion, a dedicated triathlete, told AFP he had to skip outdoor workouts due to the acrid smoke being blown over the city-state from forest and farm fires in neighbouring Indonesia.

The haze problem has become a chronic threat to the world's first night-time Formula One (F1) race as well as a festering bilateral issue wit…

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Severe haze a big health risk to drivers in S'pore Grand Prix: Button

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Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh

Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito

Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant

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