F1 confirms aircraft delay: 'Expect arrival on Thursday'
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- GPblog.com
Formula 1 can confirm that a number of cargo flights will arrive later in Brazil. Despite the delay F1 also said that they do not expect any impact on the weekend in Brazil.
It won't be an easy weekend for some of the F1 teams with the delayed goods from Mexico. After it was reported earlier in the evening that two cargo planes were stranded in Miami, Formula One is now confirming the news to Autosport.com. The medium reports that about half of the grid is still waiting for their cargo. Some goods will not arrive in Brazil until Thursday.
No impact on the weekend in Brazil
The cause of the delay is the bad weather in the region: "There were delays in freight departing Mexico on Monday due to the weather conditions, meaning some freight is still to arrive in Brazil," a spokesperson revealed.
"We expect this to arrive tomorrow with no wider impact on the race weekend," the spokesman concludes. The teams concerned have just one day to prepare the car for the first free practice. The first free practice is particularly important, as parc fermé rules already apply afterwards. On Friday afternoon the qualifying for the sprint race will take place.