Singapore Grand Prix: Plan in place to cope with poor air quality
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F1 bosses have a”contingency plan” and issued warnings to cope with inadequate air quality in the Singapore Grand Prix.
A cloud of haze has descended upon the city following forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
It’s motivated Singapore’s National Environment Agency to warn people to”reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion”.
“Hurry organisers have taken steps to reduce the effect of the haze for your race weekend,” an F1 spokesperson said.
“They have put in place several steps, including public information in the circuit.”
The night race in the Marina Bay Street Circuit is also famous to be physically demanding because of its own humidity.
Singapore race officials state that the air quality situation is”exceptionally changeable” meaning it’s”impossible” to reliably predict the PSI – Pollutant Standards Index – degree for the race weekend but that they will”monitor it closely” with all the race is scheduled to go ahead as proposed.
Driver Lewis Hamilton leads the championship 63 points heading into the weekend, with seven races of the year remaining.
The five-time world champion has won at Singapore in the past two seasons.
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