There are days when things don’t go as one might have hoped, and when valiant drivers aren’t rewarded. While a podium finish – or even a victory – seemed within reach for the young Taylor Barnard, neither the weather nor the course of the race went in his favour.
As has often been the case during this week in Tokyo, the sun was out in the morning, then the sky clouded over in the early afternoon. This Sunday in July was no exception, and a thunderstorm darkened the sky. The heavy rain pouring down on the Tokyo circuit meant that all the competitors had to be moved to a safer location than the garages, and also led to the cancellation of the weekend’s third practice session.
