Heavy rain at the circuit on Thursday has increased fears of mixed weather over the weekend. It will be hot and very humid, with an ambient temperature high of 32 degrees Celsius on Friday, rising to 33 on Saturday and falling slightly to 31 on race day. Drivers are already concerned that frequent scattered thunderstorms which are expected in the region tend to come at 1700 hours (GMT+8), the scheduled time of the start.
The 5.543 kilometre (3.444 mile) circuit is unchanged since Kimi Raikkonen won for Ferrari last year. The race will run over 56 laps or 310.408 kilometres (192.887 miles).
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