Another wet race expected in Malaysia

Tuesday 30th March 2010

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Another wet race expected in Malaysia

Another wet race expected in Malaysia

Remember last year's storm-hit Malaysian Grand Prix? Well, we could be in for similar scenes this year if the weather gurus have their predictions spot on.

Malaysia is known to be very humid during this time of the year and afternoons are usually accompanied by thunderstorms.

The weather certainly played a big part in 2009 when torrential downpours forced officials to stop the race on lap 33 which resulted in drivers getting half-points.

This year's grand prix will take place an hour earlier than it did last year to avoid those late afternoon thunderstorms, but early forecasts suggest the change in time won't make much of a difference with rain is expected on all three race days.

Although temperatures are expected to be in the early 30s during the day with the usual showers expected late afternoon/early evening.

It should make for another interesting race, especially if last weekend's weather-affected Australian Grand Prix is anything to go by.

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