Brazilian GP standings suspended due to heavy rain at Interlagos

THE Formula 1 announced that the ranking of Brazilian Grand Prix scheduled for this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. is suspended due to heavy rain on the circuit. Interlagos. He José Carlos Pace Autodrome It was completely flooded by the overwhelming deluge that fell in the afternoon, which made it difficult to form the starting grid for Sunday’s race at 6 p.m.

The new F1 regulations prevented the normal challenge to the classification of the second session this Saturday, since extreme rain tires have become invisible in recent years. When it rains more than normal, the event in question is suspended with the red flag. And this is what happened around 7:00 p.m., when the conditions did not allow classification to take place.

What could be contested was the sprint race, which ended with the victory of Lando Norris because McLaren exchanged positions with him and Oscar Piastri crop three points to Max Verstappen in the fight for World. This Saturday’s grid was decisive for this fight for the title, but it will ultimately have to be relocated, since the traditional race should take place on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

One of the alternatives in a weekend compressed by the sprint format, the penultimate time we will see it in 2024, is to repeat the starter blocks of the shooting and thus speed up the deadlines to be able to race at Interlagos. But ultimately it was decided to run on Sunday morning, if possible.

Rain in Brazil disrupts the entire Grand Prix

“This is not the first time this has happened. In Japan A few years ago, it was now Sunday morning. The problem here is that there are a lot of ups and downs and the race director doesn’t have the confidence to let them go in these conditions,” he said. Mario Isola director of Pirellithe F1 tire supplier, a few minutes before its cancellation. It was not until 8:45 p.m. that it was finally postponed, even though forecasts indicate that the rains will be similar on Sunday.