Fire at Red Bull Ring' turns out to be false alarm
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The Formula 1 teams are preparing for the next Grand Prix that is about to take place in Austria. Journalist Erik van Haren is present on behalf of De Telegraaf and was startled when he saw smoke in the distance on Thursday. However, it turned out to be a false alarm.
Formula 1 starts with the first free practice sessions on Friday. On Thursday, Van Haren suddenly saw a lot of smoke at the Red Bull Ring around 12:00pm, so he decided to post a photo on social media.
He wrote: "Something didn't go quite right at the Red Bull Ring. Now extinguished." However, a short time later he found out that the situation was different. "Nothing wrong, as it turns out. Firing up the Jet Bus' on the circuit. Will happen again soon," the journalist said.
Er ging iets niet helemaal goed op de Red Bull Ring. Inmiddels geblust. #F1 pic.twitter.com/dJtuGYroEJ
— Erik van Haren (@ErikvHaren) July 7, 2022
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