Motor racing-F1 cancels all Saturday running due to Typhoon Hagibis

ByReuters

Published 11/10/2019 at 01:31 GMT

SUZUKA, Japan, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Organisers of Japan's Formula One Grand Prix have cancelled all practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for Saturday due to the approach of Typhoon Hagibis.

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Originally scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday (0600 GMT), the hour-long qualifying session that decides the grid order for the race will now be held at 10 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday, according to a revised schedule issued by organisers.

The final practice session, which would normally take place before qualifying, will not be held. The race will go ahead as planned at 2:10 p.m. (0510 GMT) on Sunday. (Reporting by Abhishek Takle; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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