PICTURES: Sepang underwater!
Day one of the Sepang MotoGP test was brought to a premature end by torrential rain, which fell on the Malaysian circuit from 1pm, flooding parts of the track - in particular turn three (pictured), where the water was waist-deep!
Such scenes were reminiscent of September's grand prix, when a similar storm led to the cancellation of qualifying and, as these pictures show, the Sepang circuit is still to find a drainage system capable of handling the standing water created by such downpours...
Weather permitting, testing at Sepang will continue on Thursday.
Day one of the Sepang MotoGP test was brought to a premature end by torrential rain, which fell on the Malaysian circuit from 1pm, flooding parts of the track - in particular turn three (pictured), where the water was waist-deep!
Such scenes were reminiscent of September's grand prix, when a similar storm led to the cancellation of qualifying and, as these pictures show, the Sepang circuit is still to find a drainage system capable of handling the standing water created by such downpours...
Weather permitting, testing at Sepang will continue on Thursday.
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