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Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying Delayed Until Sunday Morning, May Still Be Canceled
Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying Delayed Until Sunday Morning, May Still Be Canceled-January 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:07

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As approaches Japan, officials have decided to start taking action to, hopefully, reduce any unnecessary danger to fans and drivers attending the Japanese Grand Prix. All Saturday action has been canceled, and qualifying has been moved to Sunday morning before the race.

But nothing is set in stone here. An currently has qualifying set for 10 a.m, local time (9 p.m. ET), with the race beginning at 2:10 PM local time (1:10 a.m. ET). That’s about as late as the race could go; sunset at the track takes place around 5:30 p.m.

There is also a mandated in which a Grand Prix can be held. Those four hours include all postponements or red flag periods that may take place—so the race can’t be delayed indefinitely. There’s a small possibility that the race could be delayed an hour, but F1 officials seem to believe that it is unlikely.

It’s entirely possible that the Sunday morning qualifying session could also be canceled if conditions get shitty enough, . Weather forecasts predict that much of the worst of the weather will be over by race time, but that high winds and heavy rain could last through the early hours of Sunday. And it’s not like qualifying can be delayed much further than it already is without really impacting the start of the race.

If that happens, then the results of Friday’s second practice session will determine the starting grid. That would see with teammate Lewis Hamilton next to him. You can view the full FP2 results .

As of right now, it seems highly likely that the Grand Prix will proceed, even if most F1 track time ends up being scrapped—but, as with any catastrophic weather events, there are no guarantees. The best places to stay up to date are , the, and .

Also, here.

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