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Andrew McLarney is an accredited MotoGP reporter with four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries. His experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross/Motocross.
The Brazilian Grand Prix weekend is underway but the action has been temporarily delayed due to weather conditions which have affected the track's surface.
While Saturday has been relatively clear, the track at the Ayrton Senna Autodrome in Goiania, Brazil, appears to be suffering from a unique phenomenon dubbed 'weeping' in which water stored in the clay surface below is leaked back up onto the tarmac.
The conditions caught out lots of riders in the MotoGP qualifying session earlier today, which saw Fabio Di Giannantonio claim his first pole position since 2022.
Meanwhile there were crashes for both Marquez brothers, Bagnaia, Martin, Acosta and Toprak among others. Even Thai Grand Prix pole-sitter Bezzecchi found the gravel at one point, though like Marquez managed to recover to a front-row spot.
To make matters worse, it seems that a sink hole has opened directly beneath the track near the start-finish straight.
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MotoGP Sprint Race Delayed
The latest update is that the sprint race has been delayed by an hour and will go ahead at 19:00 GMT, while the Moto2 and Moto3 qualifying sessions will take place afterwards.
The circuit has been pelted with heavy rain in the past week, leading to entire sections of flooding and large amounts of clay thrown up onto the circuit.
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Yesterday's practise session was also very wet, with the vast majority of riders choosing to come in halfway through the session.
Stay tuned for more updates, as well as coverage of the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race and Sunday action here on GP Blog.
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