Heavy rain, hail, lightning - it wouldn’t have been a shock to see snow falling by the end of Sunday’s Okayama race, such was the rapid pace at which the conditions changed at the track situated in Japan’s self-titled ‘Land of Sunshine’.
That was a moniker that seemed apt during the official pre-season test at the former Pacific Grand Prix venue in March, which took place in balmy spring temperatures; less so when the rain started lashing down on Saturday morning for the start of free practice.
