Formula 1 qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos has been delayed due to heavy rain.
The session was due to go ahead at 3pm local time (6pm UK) but heavy rain forced an intervention and just over 20 minutes before the session was due to begin, it was delayed.
Qualifying is now estimated to begin at 4.45pm local time (7.45pm UK) if conditions continue to improve.
🗣️ @SMitchellF1: "It's still raining extremely hard, lots of thunder, and the storm warning likely means the medical helicopter can’t fly with lightning around.
— The Race (@wearetherace) November 2, 2024
This needs to pass before qualifying gets going - likely to be closer to 4pm local time than the original 3pm start.… pic.twitter.com/vsdCHqRo0a
Saturday’s sprint race went ahead without any rain and was won by Lando Norris after polesitter Oscar Piastri handed the position over to help with Norris’s drivers’ championship pursuit.
Max Verstappen lost a podium and fell to fourth because of a VSC infringement, promoting Charles Leclerc to third instead.
If qualifying is cancelled, it is expected that the results from sprint qualifying will be used to set the grid for the grand prix.
Is it definitely raining out there Kimi? 😅🌧️ pic.twitter.com/O2UP78DZmG
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) November 2, 2024
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