Japan qualifying postponed
Saturday's qualifying session for the Japan Grand Prix has been postponed because of a typhoon.
Qualifying will now take place from 0100 BST on Sunday, the day of the race, with heavy rain and winds of 110 mph expected at Suzuka on Saturday.
World champion Michael Schumacher was quickest in both practice sessions on Friday in constant heavy rain.
"Initially when we started it was tricky - just on the limit," he said. "At the end it was impossible."
The world champion's quickest lap of one minute 45.388 seconds came in the second session.
Sauber's Giancarlo Fisichella was second quickest in both sessions, the Italian lapping within a second of Schumacher.
Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello was third quickest in the morning while McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen improved from sixth in the first session to third as the rain got heavier and visibility deteriorated.
Several drivers skidded off during the afternoon, Fisichella spinning onto the gravel on the approach to the chicane, with Jordan's Timo Glock and Minardi's Zsolt Baumgartner also losing control.
Japan's Takuma Sato disappointed home fans by stopping after one lap in the morning but bounced back to finish eighth quickest for BAR in the second session.
from BBC Sport
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