Downpour delays Indian MotoGP, wet session added
UPDATE 2:
- The start of the MotoGP Sprint has been pushed back by a further 10 minutes to allow the track to dry further.
UPDATE:
- After almost an hour's delay, Moto3 qualifying restarted at 14:35 local time.
- Moto2 qualifying will now take place from 15:05-15:45.
- The new MotoGP wet session will then be held from 16:00-16:15.
- The 11-lap MotoGP Sprint race will start at 16:38.
The rain arrived during Moto3 qual✤ifying, with action halted before the start of Qualifying 2.
With all of this weekend’s MotoGP track time taking place in dry conditions, organisers have announced that a special 15-minute session will be added to the schedule before this afternoon’s Sprint race, should – as se🐭ems likely – ꦚthe track remain wet.
The Sprint - which was due to start at 15:30 local ཧtime - will then begin with a ‘quick start’ procedure, 20 minutes after the 'wet' MotoGP session ends.
But for now, with rain still falling and aquaplaning a major concern, especially on the 🐽350km/h (for MotoGP) back straight🍨, there is no news on when Moto3 and then Moto2 qualifying might continue.
There are also suggestions that MotoGP riders might hold a meeting to🌃 decide if it is safe to ride in the wet.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ro🍷ssi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and🌠 Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
