A downpour on the Interlagos circuit has delayed the beginning of the qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The session was initially as a result of start at 3pm native time. Nonetheless it had not begun over an hour later as a result of heavy and chronic rain on the Interlagos circuit.
The primary three periods of the weekend had been held in dry situations, together with the dash race which began at 11am on Saturday morning. However round an hour earlier than qualifying was as a result of start a thunderstorm hit the monitor, bringing a sustained downpour with it.
After confirming the session wouldn’t start on time, the FIA initially said it might goal for a revised beginning time of 4pm. Nonetheless as rain continued to fall this was postponed to 4:15pm and ultimately 4:30pm.
Race director Niels Wittich has toured the monitor within the Security Automobile with sporting director Tim Malyon and driver Bernd Maylander. Following his final inspection at round 4pm Wittich stated the monitor was not prepared “in the meanwhile.”
“Now we have to attend a couple of minutes to see if the situations [improve] a little bit bit,” he informed Sky.
F1 faces the added strain of becoming the session in earlier than sundown, which is because of fall at 6:21pm native time in Sao Paulo at present.
If at present’s session can’t go forward F1 has the choice of suspending qualifying till tomorrow. Nonetheless the climate forecast for Sunday signifies a powerful probability of additional sustained rainfall.
This text might be up to date
Advert | Develop into a RaceFans supporter and
Miss nothing from RaceFans
Get a day by day e mail with all our newest tales – and nothing else. No advertising and marketing, no adverts. Enroll right here:
2024 Brazilian Grand Prix
