Officials hope to run qualifying this afternoon Michael Masi has explained how events will unfold after the decision to cancel Free Practice 3 for the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix. At 11:43 local time, officials made the call to abandon the final 60-minute practice session in the interests of safety. Heavy rain has battered the Sochi circuit throughout Saturday morning, forcing the postponement of the first Formula 2 race of the weekend. “As we can see already this morning, the weather's gone up and down like a yo-yo, and the intensity of the rain's started increasing with some thunder already joining us,” explained FIA race director Michael Masi. “Effectively the procedure for today...
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