Until then, it was the heat that the drivers were complaining about in this Indian Grand Prix and rightly so with temperatures approaching 40° with 90% humidity. Sunday's races, including the Sprint this Saturday at lunchtime in our latitudes, were reduced by a few laps to cope with these extreme conditions. But it was forgetting that on the Buddh route, it could also rain…
And this rain arrived, interrupting hostilities in Moto3 where the riders were in the middle of their qualifications. Q2 of the category is currently on pause while race direction has warned that after the end of Moto2 qualifying, 15 minutes will be dedicated to MotoGP to get used to the wet bitumen of the route.
The track is looking better and better by the minute! 🙌
The water is slowly clearing 😎#IndianGP 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/gEoxodwWOz
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 23, 2023
The program is therefore turned upside down and the hierarchy risks being turned upside down too because of course no one has run on this route in these wet conditions. Adjusting motorcycles may therefore be a matter of wet fingers...
Good news! New schedule! 🚨
Pit lane will open in around three minutes time! 🔜#IndianGP 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/X69YeDQD2b
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 23, 2023
Three from downtown… 💨
AND THE CROWD GOES WILD! 🏀#IndianGP 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/yXmwzgI02Q
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 23, 2023