Formula One Will Proceed With Singapore Race Despite Unhealthy Air Quality 

Haze shrouds the Formula One track in Singapore, on Sept. 18.Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
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Formula One will go ahead with the Singapore race this weekend as the city remains partly covered in ash and smoke sweeping in from illegal burning of forests and farm land in neighboring Indonesia.

The air quality level in the city-state remained unhealthy for a second day with the National Environment Agency warning of hazy weather conditions in the next few days. But Formula One Group Executive Chairman and CEO Chase Carey said the Grand Prix event will go aheadBloomberg Terminal as scheduled.