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[Lotusseven]

FP1 Livetiming  and commentary (planetsport.com)

[Marklar]

[SR388]

I hope to see some cars on track today. Folks have paid a lot of money to watch.

[ray b]

rain is only going to get worse

 

remains of a cat 5 hurricane will pump in more moisture sat & sun

[Zava]

damn I hate di Resta's voice. 

[Marklar]

MERCEDES AMG F1 ‏@MercedesAMGF1

"No more rain expected. Looks like inter conditions already..." #F1 #USGP #FP1 http://f1.benz.me/MyRaceHub

Edited by Marklar, 23 October 2015 - 15:12.

[SR388]

Lewis on track!

[Marklar]

[TomNokoe]

See you on Sunday

[Gilles4Ever]

MERCEDES AMG F1 ‏@MercedesAMGF1  2m2 minutes ago

Massive thunder clap overhead as the rain turns torrential once more - we could be in for a long afternoon at this rate... #F1 #USGP

[Mandzipop]

Manor F1 Team @ManorF1Team

#Austintatious amount of rain falling over @circuitamericas right now!

[Marklar]

Jenson Button ‏@JensonButton 2 Min.Vor 2 Minuten

 

It's a little bit wet here in Austin!

 

[D.M.N.]

COTA are telling fans at the circuit to seek shelter, so I suspect FP2 will be red flagged from the get-go: https://twitter.com/...622171578146816

[Gilles4Ever]

COTA ‏@circuitamericas  5m5 minutes ago

Lightning has been spotted in the area around #COTA. Please seek shelter indoors, in vehicles or in tents. #USGP #F1

[Afterburner]

Here comes the part where nobody sets their cars up and we get the best race of the last ten years, so the FIA bans car setups to improve the show.

[Marklar]

And it will be even worse tomorrow...

 

Edit:

 

Edited by Marklar, 23 October 2015 - 18:32.

[SR388]

Oh my. I hope they can still run here in a bit!

[Gilles4Ever]

Sauber F1 Team ‏@SauberF1Team  1m1 minute ago

10 minutes to go for #FP2 - we can confirm that the track is quite wet... #F1 #USGP

 

[Marklar]

Rain has stopped now

 

[Gilles4Ever]

Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1  38s38 seconds ago

Start of P2 delayed indefinitely because marshals unable to work because of proximity of lightning #BBCF1

[thegamer23]

Ok, see ya for sunday's morning qualy then

Edited by thegamer23, 23 October 2015 - 18:55.

[Gilles4Ever]

 

 

Lotus F1 Team ‏@Lotus_F1Team  8m8 minutes ago

FYI everyone. Also... That is not how you spell 'indefinitely. #narkytweet

[SamH123]

Is it 'delayed' or just red flagged to start with?

[ANF]

Oh, brilliant.

[ANF]

Is it 'delayed' or just red flagged to start with?

Delayed usually means not started. So I guess there's 90 minutes to go.

[OO7]

Ok, see ya for sunday's morning qualy then

You bring the drinks I'll bring the food.  Seeya!!!

[goingthedistance]

It's easy to see this happening tomorrow too, based on the forecast. Sunday is improving a bit at least.

[JHSingo]

And it will be even worse tomorrow...

 

Edit:

 

 

Not sure if Austin or Sepang...

[TomNokoe]

After all the times they've left the clock running, and they suspend it for this. Lunacy from FOM.

[Montie]

Seems unlikely FP2 will go ahead if you ask me...

[Marklar]

Pablo Elizalde ‏@EliGP 3 Min.vor 3 Minuten

There are two kinds of wet-weather tyres in F1: intermediates and the ones that are never ever used.

 

Pablo Elizalde ‏@EliGP 39 Sek.Vor 39 Sekunden

Looking good.

 

Edited by Marklar, 23 October 2015 - 19:12.

[Radion]

Do they 'have' to start the race on sunday if it is like this? Could it be canceled? Was a race ever canceled due to rain/storm?

[SealTheDiffuser]

ffs just cancel the weekend, bloody El Nino.

[Tardis40]

Considering a record breaking hurricane is incoming this race may never see the light of day.

[Cloxxki]

Finally a chance of wet running. Let's ground the cars.

[shmoo]

Race to be cancelled. 3 more races left - I bet Lewis would love this. 

[Button4life]

This why we need close cockpits!!! So we can race in storms like this!!!

[SilverArrow31]

This isn't wet running, this is ocean running. I wouldn't let 2008 cars on extreme Bridgestone's out in this. Let alone these cars on wet Pirelli's.

 

Hamilton loves to race, especially in America

 

How would closed cockpits allow them to race in this?. Serious question

Edited by SilverArrow31, 23 October 2015 - 19:36.

[Fastcake]

Just tuned in to see that pick-up truck drive through a lake of water at one of the corners.... Yeah this session isn't happening...

[superdelphinus]

Didn't will Stevens used to be in east17?

[Marklar]

Race to be cancelled. 3 more races left - I bet Lewis would love this. 

I think he prefers to win it on sunday as the question is just when he will win the title and not if...

 

Sunday will be probably dry by the way.

[SR388]

ffs just cancel the weekend, bloody El Nino.

Not really fair to say to the fans who paid thousands of dollars to make it out there.

[motorhead]

This why we need close cockpits!!! So we can race in storms like this!!!

 

Open cockpits isn´t the issue in this case

[Jon83]

We need to cancel the rain. 

[Sparky68]

"So Bernie, whats the word from race control?" "Its raining" Bernie quick witted as ever.

Edited by Sparky68, 23 October 2015 - 19:42.

[tomjol]

Ted: "He's [Donald Trump] running for president isn't he...do you think he'd made a good president?"

Bernie: "I think he's running, anyway."

 

[ANF]

Looks like the TV directors have left the circuit. All we see is a static shot of the main straight.

[Dalin80]

Looks like the TV directors have left the circuit. All we see is a static shot of the main straight.

 

Cameramen probably have, we get the same at LeMans, they lock the cameras in place then go inside when it's grim.

[Nonesuch]

Race to be cancelled. 3 more races left - I bet Lewis would love this. 

 

Say what you will about Hamilton, the guy is obviously passionate about racing (just like all the other drivers). I'm sure none of them wants to see the race cancelled.

 

He's going to be the champion anyway, so this week or the next is largely immaterial.

[Fastcake]

Ted: "He's [Donald Trump] running for president isn't he...do you think he'd made a good president?"

Bernie: "I think he's running, anyway."

 

 

Even Bernie Ecclestone has to draw a line somewhere.