A heavy rain storm delayed the start of the Singapore Grand Prix for more than an hour on Sunday night.
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The race around the spectacular floodlit 5.063km city centre track had been scheduled to start at 8 pm (1200 GMT).
Organisers announced after the rain cleared that the formation lap would take place at 9:05 pm to give marshals time to clear large pools of standing water from the track.
Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari is on pole for the first race at the Marina Bay Circuit since 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen can mathematically retain his world title, but he will start from eighth on the grid.
Organisers said there was a 20 percent risk of further rain during the race, which will be 61 laps or last two hours, whichever is the shorter.
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