RACE DEBRIEF

    There was rain in the air for last week's Bahrain Grand Prix – so is it the same story as Formula 1 takes on the 'outer loop' of the Bahrain International Circuit in December for the Sakhir Grand Prix?

    This configuration of the Sakhir circuit is fast – so fast that lap times are expected to be under a minute. Rain would shake the race up, but conditions look to be largely dry in the Kingdom across the race weekend.

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    Having said that, there is a small chance of light scattered showers on race day - but it's not certain when it might fall, meaning that it could miss the race entirely, if indeed it does rain.

    Scroll down for the full forecast.

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    The forecast for this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix

    2020 Sakhir Grand Prix weather forecast

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 – FP1 AND FP2 WEATHER
    Conditions: Partly cloudy and dry all day long. Light-to-moderate northerly wind.
    Maximum temperature expected: 27 Celsius
    Chance of rain: 0%

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 – FP3 AND QUALIFYING WEATHER
    Conditions: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of light scattered rain overnight. Light northerly wind.
    Maximum temperature expected: 26 Celsius
    Chance of rain: 20%

    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 – RACE WEATHER
    Conditions: Mainly cloudy and slightly unsettled. Moderate chance of light scattered showers all day long. Light-to-moderate northerly wind with gusts around 30-40kph for the Race..
    Maximum temperature expected: 26 Celsius
    Chance of rain: 40%

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