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Haas garage fire damages Kevin Magnussen's Russian GP tyres

Kevin Magnussen has lost two sets of tyres following a small garage fire in the Haas garage on Thursday night, ahead of this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. Smoke coming from the garage alerted a security guard who raised the alarm. The fire is believed to have been caused by a faulty tyre blanket, with the fire spreading to a second set of tyres before it was eventually extinguished. The two sets of tyres are no longer in a useable state and Haas submitted a request to the FIA to have them replaced. The team confirmed to Motorsport Week that the request had been accepted and Magnussen's weekend would therefore not be impacted by the fire. Speaking to Autosport, team boss Guenther...
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