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No change to Chinese Grand Prix schedule

The Chinese Grand Prix is to go ahead as planned on Sunday, after F1 race director Charlie Whiting ruled out a change of timetable because of weather conditions. Low clouds on Friday meant the medical helicopter could not land at a nearby hospital, and with it too far for an ambulance to reach within a 20-minute limit, the FIA could not allow cars to run. Amid concerns of further bad weather on Sunday, teams had considered the possibility of a change of plans, which included the idea of the race shifting to Saturday. A decision on the possibility of a change of race time was due to be made at Friday night's drivers' briefing in Shanghai. But with the FIA confident that the weather for...
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