F1 grandstand roof collapses in rainstorm

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- Nate Saunders, General Editor, F1Nov 3, 2023, 06:06 PM ET REACTIONS Formula One appeared to avoid a major incident when the roof of at least one grandstand collapsed in heavy winds during qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Friday.
Conditions at Interlagos went from overcast to dark and stormy in a matter of minutes on Saturday afternoon, right in the middle of the Q3 session -- the final of three segments of qualifying.
F1 photographer Andy Hone, who had been trackside when it happened, tweeted: "What a scary 10 minutes on track!
A grandstand roof collapsed at the last corner and nearly got decapitated by falling debris!" Hone shared two photographs of a damaged roof.