Saturday sessions cancelled at Suzuka


Difficult conditions

By Andrew Hooper
October 8 2004

It has been announced that the Saturday sessions for the Japanese GP at Suzuka have been cancelled. This has come about due to the arrival on Saturday of a severe typhoon. The teams have been preparing by packing their gear in their garages.

   
Saturday sessions cancelled
 
Reports from the host television broadcaster for the Japanese Grand Prix, Fuji Television, indicate that Saturday's practice and qualifying sessions have been cancelled.

This has come about due to the circuit been in the path of a typhoon, which is expected to hit the Japanese mainland early on Saturday.

It was later confirmed by officials that qualifying has been rescheduled for Sunday morning, prior to the race. Pre-qualifying will now take place on Sunday morning at 09:00am local time and qualifying will take place at 10:00am.

The teams have started preparations to ensure that equipment is under cover. They have spent the afternoon packing away their equipment with everything being stored in the team garages.
 
 
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