Qualifying for the Method 1 Brazilian Grand Prix has been postponed to Sunday attributable to a deluge of rain that hit the Interlagos circuit.
Rain started to fall half an hour earlier than the qualifying session for Sunday’s grand prix was attributable to start at 1500 native time.
The dash race had run on Saturday morning in dry circumstances, with McLaren’s Lando Norris successful forward of team-mate Oscar Piastri.
However between the periods it started raining closely over Sao Paulo, with the downpour accompanied by a big thunderstorm prompting race management to delay the beginning of qualifying indefinitely.
Some 20 minutes after the unique begin time of qualifying, the FIA despatched out the medical automobile to probe the circumstances whereas marshals have been making an attempt to clear water off the observe, however there was nonetheless an excessive amount of standing water to permit motion to start.
At 16:15 native time the rain started to accentuate once more, with the provisional begin time of qualifying constantly assessed and pushed again with 15 minute intervals.
Marshals sweep water from the observe
Photograph by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Photos
The newest replace from the FIA pushed the beginning of qualifying at 17:00 native time if circumstances have been appropriate, however Sao Paulo’s sundown time of 18:21 labored towards the organisers’ efforts to get a qualifying session within the books, because it was the most recent time the FIA was comfy having vehicles operating on-track.
At 16:45 native time race management lastly determined to postpone the session, with the FIA now deciding on when it might organise a qualifying session on Sunday morning.
“The choice was taken as a result of lack of visibility brought on by the extent of rain we’ve got skilled prior to now few hours,”mentioned a press release from the governing physique. “There’s plenty of standing water on elements of the circuit which renders circumstances unsafe.
“As a lot as we’d all prefer to see competitors on observe, the protection of drivers, crew members, volunteers, officers and spectators is our important precedence.
“A choice on a begin time for qualifying tomorrow morning might be taken as quickly as doable.”
If no session is ready to happen on Sunday morning, it is unclear at this stage how the grid could be set, which might be achieved by occasions set in FP1, Dash qualifying or the Dash race.
