Race day had arrived. This was to be the highlight of the trip. Just as we approached the circuit it started raining. Some of us took a chance and got out of the bus to their way into the circuit, hoping the weather didn’t get worse. It actually rained more heavily and the rest of us waited on the bus for the rain to stop.
A while later the rained stopped then the rest of us made our way into the circuit. Just in time for the lunch serving.
The race started on a dry track. The previous storm could be seen in the distance but the wind at the time was taking it away from us. All that was about to change when the wind switched direction. I could see from the Malaysian flag that was flying above the main building. This happened half way into the race. The storm was approaching fast. This time a thunderstorm broke out.
The race was called off after 32 laps. Jenson Button was declared the winner, Nick Heidveld (Petronas, BMW Sauber) took second place, and Timo Glock took third.
