The FIM rulebook was once again brought in to deal with the weather that hit Superpole. Wet sessions are easy and dry sessions are easy. Superpoles where the weather changes between sessions are easy. What happened today was that rain arrived in the middle of Superpole 3 and that’s where section 1.16.3 “Specific weather conditions during Superpole” comes into play.
The rules when a dry session is interrupted by a red flag for rain state that there is a ten minute break and that the nine remaining riders then take part in a twenty minute wet session. What the rules don’t state explicitly is that the red flagged session is invalidated. What the rules also don’t clarify is that the astounding pole position record-breaking lap never hits the record books. While these two cases aren’t stated, they are both implemented, much to the dismay of riders and fans.
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