Rain arrived in Singapore: 'Huge downpour right now'

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08:13, 01 Oct 2022

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The chances of rain seem to be increasing in Singapore. After Friday was warm and dry, rain has now really arrived at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Torrential rain reaches Singapore

A rainy race in Singapore is something we don't often see, but it looks like it has a good chance of happening again in 2022. A storm made landfall on Saturday and, according to journalists present, it does not look like the storm will leave before the third free practice session.

"Huge downpours in Singapore at the moment, and forecasts indicate there is a good chance it will still be wet for FP3," wrote F1 journalist Adam Cooper on his Twitter channel. The teams themselves are also jumping on the downpours, showing videos of the current weather.

Marina Bay stays wet for long time

Marina Bay does not dry up quickly after it rains in the afternoon. This is mainly due to the fact that it is a night race. When qualifying and the race start, at 20:00 local time, the sun has long since disappeared and thus the warm rays of the sun cannot make the track dry faster.

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Massive downpour in Singapore at the moment, and forecasts suggest that there's a good chance that it will still be wet for FP3 in a little under five hours. Even if it stops raining the track will be green again.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Rain arrived in Singapore: 'Huge downpour right now'

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Torrential rain reaches Singapore

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