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F1 Brazil GP Qualifying Red-Flagged After Heavy Rain Storm
No timed laps were set as officials weighed a restart after torrential rain made the Interlagos track unsafe, the FIA said.
- On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying session at Interlagos was suspended after intense precipitation rendered the track unsafe.
- The FIA race director halted the proceedings after just two minutes, as the event, which began at 1:00 p.m., faced adverse conditions.
- Following reports of drivers aquaplaning, Formula 1 commentator Martin Brundle remarked that the "Opportunity to float off the race track is almost 100 per cent," after driver Lando Norris narrowly avoided the barriers.
- Moving the start time remains a possibility, as the competition, with no resumption time announced, is still scheduled for noon tomorrow if the weather improves.
- Historical precedents show that torrential downpours often force schedule shifts; in recent years, challenging storms pushed everything to the next morning, allowing Max Verstappen, a world champion, to retain pole.
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The stagnant water in some parts of the Interlagos circuit and the low visibility created conditions that forced to suspend the session with red flag after only two minutes of opening the track. Half an hour later, the rain subsided and the official security car went out for two laps to check the state of the circuit. Packed after the only lap they completed at low speed, many pilots had already dried up and changed the race uniforms and were ba…
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