An improving weather situation means there's a chance this evenings practice sessions will still 'get away'.
With a steady improvement through the day and a brighter forecast for later there's fresh optimism that the qualifying sessions will go ahead.
The Clerk of the Course will give a further update at 4.30pm, with the roads still set to close from 4.45pm.
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