The latest weather reports suggest there is a serious chance of wet racing on Sunday, with a strong and widespread thunderstorm system expected to move into Melbourne and the surrounding area by this time, bringing significant amounts of rainfall.
This would achieve something that has not happened since 2010: the Australian Grand Prix has not been held in rainy conditions for so long, when Jenson Button achieved a memorable victory with McLaren.
In 2013, the track also received significant amounts of precipitation, but then a storm canceled qualifying, which had to be moved to Sunday morning due to unsuitable asphalt.
This year, rain threatens to jeopardize the race schedule, and speaking of 2010 and McLaren, the latter's chances of success have now also increased. And that's just the icing on the cake, if the rain comes early and disrupts Saturday as well, it could put a lot of pressure on Mohammed ben Sulayem, who has been criticized a lot lately. After all, if the FIA starts to fail at the highly anticipated first race, it will further weaken the president's position, which is not exactly strong...
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