It looks like the choking cloud of haze that is hanging over our region at the moment could affect the running of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix that will be held this weekend, September 18-20.
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) told the BBC that the country’s Pollutant Standard Index levels were likely to remain in the “unhealthy” range for the next week as well.
A race spokesperson said that the haze would only become an issue if its causes “visibility, public health or operational issues”. As of 11am today, the air quality index for Singapore is rated at 159, which is in the “unhealthy” range. NEA’s website says that current conditions are set to persist for at least the next two days, and air quality is set to worsen if unfavourable winds bring in even denser haze from Sumatra, Indonesia.
September 13 regional haze map by Singapore’s National Environment Agency
Organisers told the Beeb that they will “work closely with the relevant agencies before making any collective decisions regarding the event,” and “the possibility of haze is just one of the many potential issues that are covered in the contingency plan.”
So will the 13th round of the 2015 F1 season get underway under a thick blanket of smog or would reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton have to bide his time for a crack at this race if it gets postponed?
In the meantime, enjoy viewing the fastest lap ever recorded around Monza and the top F1 overtakes from the last five years, fellow F1 fan.
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this year, they don’t have big agro corps to blame. forget the GP, i can’t even breath at home, in the room, with the air filter on high speed!
Soon, we will have this problem too. Starting next year, our GP is scheduled at about this time, back to back with Singapore. Worst is, in daytime the haze is more obvious
LSL will secretly ask big bro USA to use their weather machine to keep SG clear on that day and blow the haze to KL. Double winrar! Oh wait, he won a bigger majority. Triple killlll!
I hope so actually… Although im a big F1 fan… And i hope most major airports start diverting flights as well for maximum myhem, bcos in our side of the world, only when drastic things happen then our monkeys on top will start acting,.. Why the fxxx i have difficulty in breathing IN MY OWN HOME… Just bcos some logging companies shower officials with bribes to keep quite…. Indonesia, msia and Singapore are all equal in blame…
Oh btw, Go Lotus!!
Indonesian goverment have not done much to change their people mindset. They should impose stringent penalty on any offender or orherwise these cavemen will continue such open burning as their annual ritual. So the more civilized countries around are forced to suffer along. Wake up please!
Civilized?
We do a lot of open burning as well. Go up north when they are clearing paddy fields.
Maybe change should start from home too.
You just simple blaming the indo, do you ever read that BN appoint crony companies with indo Govt to set “safe cost company” that cause this haze. Don’t just read Harian or Utusan go read world news !!!
Singapork kroni kompeni you dun wanna complain. Topkek