Organizers of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix are taking precautions as rainstorms are anticipated at Interlagos forward of Saturday’s dash.
A cyclone off the coast of Brazil is threatening thunderstorms in São Paulo state, and the Nationwide Institute of Meteorology (INMET) has issued a warning for heavy rain, robust winds and hail. A push notification from Brazil’s Civil Protection Company was obtained on cellphones within the area on Friday evening, urging residents to keep away from open areas and evacuate if crucial. The warning will probably be in impact from 3pm native time on Friday till the top of Saturday, with the FIA being advised that the chance of the primary vital storm is highest between 6am and 9am on Saturday.
Throughout preparations, sure areas of the circuit have been put aside to cut back the affect of robust winds anticipated to be between 40 and 60mph.
Because of the uncertainty of the particular scenario affecting Interlagos, no adjustments to the schedule have been made. The dash is at the moment scheduled to begin at 11am native time, with qualifying happening at 3pm on Saturday.
Final 12 months, qualifying was postponed till early Sunday morning because of heavy rain and thunderstorms, and the race itself was moved up 90 minutes to keep away from the worst of the climate and permit followers secure entry to the circuit.
