The start of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, held at Malaysia’s Sepang Circuit, is delayed as thunderstorms move over the track. After teams assemble on the grid for the pre-race procedure, a brief drizzle escalates into heavy rain with lightning.
Motorsport.com, The Race, and Autosport all report that the downpour becomes torrential, with lightning observed around the circuit area outside Kuala Lumpur. They describe rapidly worsening weather conditions that force race control to hold the start rather than proceed as scheduled. The accounts focus on the severity and speed of the change in conditions, noting that race control cannot immediately resume normal timing and procedures.
While the outlets align on the cause—storm activity and intense rainfall at Sepang—details beyond the delay are limited in the provided excerpts. All three point to the same operational impact: the start is postponed due to safety concerns linked to the weather.
