Shanghai F1 grass fire mystery remains; emergency team on standby
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The FIA began a detailed probe on Friday night after two separate fires on the same area of grass inside Turn 7 disrupted running on the opening day of track action. First practice for the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday morning had to be red-flagged after a blaze erupted on the grass before the same section later caught fire at the end of the first session of sprint qualifying. While there was no red flag this time, because session running had already ended, it did trigger a delay to the start of...

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