Sunday’s upcoming Korean Grand Prix is under huge threat from a powerful typhoon which is set to hit the Korean peninsula just hours before the race.
At present, Typhoon Fitow is east of the Philippines and is currently on a collision course with the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam. Typhoon Fitow will bring with it torrential rain and winds in excess of 100mph.
The US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centre have said that gusts could be considerably higher than predicted which is a major concern giving all the advertising boards posted around the circuit.
The circuit is also built on reclaimed marshland just a few miles from the East China Sea which means that coastal flooding could also pose a major threat.
Weather website accuweather.com reported that Typhoon Fitow is expected to gather strength as it heads inland, adding that, “South Korea could be dealt a direct blow from the storm leading to flooding rainfall, damaging winds and mudslides.”
If the circuit does indeed take the full force of the adverse weather conditions then it may force the race to be called off.
A spokesman for the Korean Grand Prix organisers has said that safety plans are being made in preparation for the landing of Typhoon Fitow, “We are setting up plans for safety issues,” he said.
Ironically, Lewis Hamilton said after the Singapore GP that it would take an “Act of God” to stop Sebastian Vettel from winning. Will Typhoon Fitow be that act?
We’ll keep you posted as news regarding Typhoon Fitow breaks.
