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