Heavy rain halted the session at Interlagos on Nov. 7, 2026. F1 announced a red flag at 18:04 UTC, writing: “The rain is crazy and the session is halted!”
The stoppage followed a brief change in the weather during preparations for Brazil GP qualifying. At 17:58 UTC, F1 had reported that the heavy rain had cleared, although the track remained wet. Its next red-flag update described heavy rain again, rather than an uninterrupted downpour throughout that period.
The FIA then moved toward assessing the track. In an 18:10 UTC update relaying the FIA’s statement, Chris Medland reported: “We expect this level of rain to continue for about 10 minutes. Once the conditions improve we intend to send the medical on track to assess the level of standing water.” That estimate concerned the rainfall, not a guaranteed restart time.
At 18:21 UTC, Medland reported that the FIA’s medical car was on track to assess conditions. His update gave no assessment findings or restart time.
F1’s 18:24 UTC update still described a wait: “While we wait for a resumption...”
