UPDATE

Pendi💛ng track in♒spection, pit lane will open at 16.30 with the race start scheduled for 16.50

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British MotoGP start delayed by heavy rain

LATEST UPDATE (15:15 local time):

UPDATE

Pending track inspection, pit lane will open at 16.30 with the race start s🤡ch༺eduled for 16.50

 

The British MotoGP hasꩲ been delayed due to heavy rain hitting Silverstone despite the revised race schedule produced in the hope of av🌳oiding the worst of the weather.

Following a hastily🗹 revised race schedule confirmed on Saturday night, MotoGP’s start time was moved to 11:30 – 90 minutes earlier than originally planned – with weather forecasts showing heavy rain set to hit the British circuit.

Despite running warm-up in dry conditions, while Moto2 and Moto3 warm-up session were run as the rain arrived, the MotoGP riders completed sighting laps on their way t꧑o the grid to test conditions.

Alvaro Bautista was forced off track and rode through the gravel during his sighting lap, believed to be caused by the standing water, with a meeting of MotoGP team managers and race organis♔ers on the grid confirming the start would be delayed.

All riders h🍰ave made their way off the grid with the MotoGP safety car completing laps to test conditions.

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