Qualifying for Sao Paulo Grand Prix postponed until Sunday due to weather conditions

Qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been postponed until Sunday morning, with a decision on a start time to be taken by the FIA as soon as possible.

The session had been due to run at 1500 local time on Saturday afternoon at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, but the start of Q1 was postponed when torrential rain – along with thunder and lightning – hit the circuit, resulting in pools of water forming on the track.

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As the rain continued to fall in the time that followed – and with the forecast suggesting there would be no abating in the weather – it was announced that qualifying would not be able to take place, with the session now set to run on Sunday prior to the Grand Prix.