The Sao Paulo Grand Prix will happen sooner than scheduled on Sunday resulting from a poor climate forecast in Brazil.
Qualifying was already postponed till Sunday morning after extreme thunderstorms and chronic rain prevented any working from going down on Saturday afternoon, and with the higher forecast earlier on Sunday the race begin can be being modified.
Race begin at Interlagos will now be 2.5h earlier — at 12:30pm native time — versus the unique time of three:00pm — so as to try to give the perfect probability of getting a full race in.
The prospect calls for an early begin for qualifying, with a goal of seven:30am on Sunday morning to run the session. Ought to qualifying not happen for any purpose, the stewards will decide how the grid can be set, for instance through the use of the classification from a earlier session this weekend or the championship standings.
“Following the circumstances in Sao Paulo right this moment, the choice was taken to not proceed with qualifying resulting from poor visibility, standing water on the monitor and fading mild,” the FIA and F1 stated in an announcement. “Security is at all times the paramount consideration in such circumstances, and whereas as a lot time as attainable was given to permit circumstances to enhance, they sadly didn’t. We have now enormous appreciation for all of the followers that stayed on the circuit in hope of seeing vehicles on monitor right this moment.
“Due to this fact the choice has been taken, after session with the stewards, to schedule qualifying for 7:30am native time on Sunday morning forward of the grand prix at 12:30pm native. This may guarantee we maximize the probabilities or offering the followers with a day of racing motion and each the FIA and Components 1 imagine this time change is critical and the correct factor to do for all our passionate followers.
“We thank everybody for his or her persistence right this moment together with the followers, drivers, groups, marshals, circuit workers and media and hope to provide everybody an thrilling occasion on Sunday.”
