F1's Austrian Grand Prix qualifying session SUSPENDED as grass catches fire next to track
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FORMULA ONE qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix was suspended after a FIRE put to a stop to the session.
Race stewards stopped the session just over five minutes into the second qualifying, with drivers returning to their garages as marshals dealt with a small grass fire.
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A small grass fire stopped qualifying at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix
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