4 replies to this topic

[Darren1]

If it rains as forecast suggests it may, how long do you think they'll delay proceedings until they call it?

A couple of years ago Moto GP had to cancell a night race as the floodlights make each rain drop look like a golfball and IMPOSSIBLE to see. (Most of us will have driven in heavy snow in the night).

Would it mean the end of "night races"??

[scheivlak]

If it rains as forecast suggests

Which forecast?

[Ravenak]

[hunnylander]

Any showers should clear pretty early in the afternoon, leaving the circuit dry and ready for action. Final practice begins at 18:00 SGT and there could be some brief sunny spells, before sunset at 19:01.

http://f1weather.com/

[HuddersfieldTerrier1986]

The general forecast at this time of year is for rain to fall overnight/in the morning. It doesn't always do that though. Sometimes rain will fall in the afternoon/evening, but certainly not guaranteed. If you look at any mainstream forecasts they trot out the standard 60% chance of scattered storms, because it's far from easy to predict with any sort of accuracy. Heck, look at yesterday, expected to be dry all day long, and we got a massive downpour.