Qualifiers are scheduled for tomorrow morning, which will happen for the first time since 2010 (before that, the same decision was made in the 2004 season as well), but all in all, it caused a lot of work in particular teams in the pits, who need to adapt quickly to the new schedule and of course protect the equipment from the weather.
"It's pretty stressful for us, because we're in a situation that we rarely find ourselves in, maybe every few years," explanation Steve Nielson, F1 Sports Director: "We had to relocate the entire direct transmission center to a boxed building to prevent damage to sensitive equipment."
“All in all, it’s very tiring for our guys who will have to work all night to get everything right. I hope that before the announced downpour, we will be able to clean up and do most of the most important things outside, so that they can then start checking the connections and operation of individual systems, ” explained the work plan in special circumstances Nielsen.
They are also prepared for possible inconveniences in teams. Pri Mercedes they removed the inscriptions from their garage in the boxes, all aboutthe axle is kept raised from the ground, so they are prepared for the possibility of flooding on the racetrack. They also tidied up and closed the control unit on the pit-wall, and the pattern is more or less the same for all teams.
They have a lot of work to do as well Japanese organizers, which took care of adequate insurance of billboards, traffic lights and other infrastructure on the racetrack. Despite the fact that the racers found themselves in hotel rooms on Saturday and filled their day off with various activities (bowling, monopolies, model assembly,…), almost the entire racing system for GP of Japan works overtime so that everything will go according to the (adjusted) plan tomorrow.
