Brazilian GP 2023 Sprint Race weather forecast: Will the torrential Qualifying conditions persist?

The Brazilian GP Qualifying saw a heavy downpour and now many of the racers are concerned that such conditions might persist at the Sprint as well as the Main Race.

Brazilian GP 2023 Sprint Race weather forecast: Will the torrential Qualifying conditions persist?

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The Brazilian GP marks the last Sprint weekend for the 2023 season. Because of this format, the teams only got a Free Practice Session of 60 minutes before going into parc ferme for the Qualifying for the Main Race. And the challenges seemed to be never-ending at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace since the weather shifted while the Qualis were still going on. When the Q1 session started off, it was not raining at all, but by the end of Q3, all the teams had to shut their garage doors because of the rainfall.

Pole-sitter Max Verstappen displayed his immense skills as he maneuvered to the top even in the awful weather. He has also commented on expecting the same conditions in the subsequent races.

I expect the same also in the race around here there's always quite a lot of deg from the tyres. So it's all about that management and last year we didn't get that right but I think we will be better this year.
Max Verstappen said, as quoted by RacingNews365.
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Previously, it was declared that there was only a 40% chance of rainfall in Sao Paulo on Friday but it finally led to a torrential downpour. As the conditions have shifted swiftly, the updated reports suggest that, surprisingly, there will be very contrasting conditions on Saturday with only a 5-10% chance of rainfall at the Interlagos (according to Met Office).

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Will there be rainfall on Sprint Saturday ahead of the Brazilian GP?

The weather at the Brazilian GP has baffled many of the teams including the current Champions Red Bull. Last year, even though Max Verstappen and his team were quite evidently the dominant force, they were defeated by Mercedes newbie George Russell as the Briton took full advantage of the conditions at Interlagos. This time, even though the Qualis occurred amidst massive rainfall, the Sprint Race will take place in utterly dry conditions.

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As per a report by the Met Office, the Sprint Shootout (set to begin at 11:00 am local time) will take place in dry conditions. The chances of rainfall will be south of 5 per cent and the temperature will be around 77°F. The same conditions will persist during the Sprint Race (set to begin at 3:30 pm local time) as well.

While the Sprint Saturday will mostly be sunny with a clear sky, the Main Race might see some cloud cover. The constantly changing conditions will pose a huge challenge to all the racers and those who make good use of these, just like Lance Stroll in the Qualifying Session, will be able to get the best results. It remains to be seen if the standings at the end of the Brazilian GP Sprint and the Main Race turn out as expected or if the weather conditions jumble the order completely.