With a new circuit and a greasy track surface to get to grips with, the last thing the drivers needs this weekend is rain. Fortunately for them the weather for the Korean Grand Prix looks likely to remain dry.
The Korean International Circuit is outside Mokpo in the southernmost portion of South Korea. October is a cool month in which temperatures generally range between 10-20C.
This summary of recorded temperatures and rainfall for last October in Mokpo gives a good general impression of the conditions to expect: not too warm, but dry.
The forecasts for the next three days put temperatures in the high teens and low 20s (C). It hasn’t rained in the area for over a week and that doesn’t seem likely to change during the F1 weekend.
Korean International Circuit location
2010 Korean Grand Prix
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
21st October 2010, 6:38
Small typo – last paragraph:
:)
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
21st October 2010, 7:17
Changed, thanks.
Emilssi
21st October 2010, 6:42
Just arrived in Mokpo. Are there any F1fanatics there already and where are they hanging out:)?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
21st October 2010, 7:16
I believe some are heading to the race Emilssi – have a look here:
2010 Korean Grand Prix discussion
Calum
21st October 2010, 8:49
Good job it’s not in the north of south Korea, then some journalists might say it’s located to the north of S Korea, and everybody interprets that as N Korea!! :|
OEL
21st October 2010, 9:03
But formula1.com says it will rain on sunday! Don’t know how reliable their weather reports are, I know they’ve been wrong before, so you might be right.
karan01 (@karan01)
21st October 2010, 9:17
According to Lotus, the safety car had a huge moment at Turn 1, got 2 wheels off the track…going to be so slippery.
MacLeod
21st October 2010, 9:39
Not to have any hopes on a raining race but the typhoon is probally ruining people weatherforecast. Proably a dry qualifier but wet race. Lets keep or tumbs crossed
MacLeod
21st October 2010, 9:41
or= our tumbs i wish there was a edit possiblility
sato113 (@sato113)
21st October 2010, 14:20
or= our thumbs… whats a tumb?
and you cross your fingers not your thumbs!
MacLeod
22nd October 2010, 14:42
It worked! oh sorry seems i was completly dumbed by work ofcourse it’s fingers crossed. What the hell i was thinking about..
Dianna
21st October 2010, 12:48
According to what the Schumacher Brothers said in Korea on “Autosport” that rain may arrive on race day.Although Michael said that the track is looking very good for their team i.e.,in the dry but if it rains things will be different.
RobertG
21st October 2010, 15:30
50/50 might rain and might not.
Its like 50/50 u maybe see the dinosaur today, and u maybe wont
Rahim.RG
21st October 2010, 18:57
I’d Love if it rained
But it wont surely
BasCB (@bascb)
21st October 2010, 19:47
i think even wiht a dry race we might have some suprises, so let the rain stay away this time.
F1silverarrows
22nd October 2010, 1:14
Been reading that there is a typhoon heading towards china which is why the weather for sunday is not so clear at the moment, so… meh I like a maverick grand prix.
James
22nd October 2010, 10:53
The BBC weatherman suggests there is an increasing, and now a pretty good chance of rain on sunday. At the start of the week he said it would be dry all week. This bloke has been pretty accurate with his forecasting this year, so worth a look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/weather/ianfergusson/2010/10/formula-one-weather-forecast-k.shtml
MacLeod
22nd October 2010, 13:31
Yes, heavy rain the whole sunday! new predictions )