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Originally Posted by KL2DC
Exactly, the 14:00 race start time has worked for the preceding years. The threat of a torrential downpour only comes into play (if any) by the time the race is winding down or has finished. The Malaysian GP organizers coined the term "the hottest F1 race" for a reason - because of the often intense tropical heat (well, this was before the desert races were introduced).
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Also the 95%+ humidity in Malaysia makes the race condition as bad as desert races as drivers will sweat even worse than normal and need to consume more fluids.