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We're hearing that there is a 10-minute delay as things stand. Different drivers obviously have different ideas about what is happening - Marcus Ericsson is in the cockpit ready to go, while Jenson Button is sitting back with his pipe and slippers.

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The pictures I'm seeing of the Circuit of the Americas are a bit creepy to be honest. No fans, no cars, no people - it's like a deserted fairground from an episode of Scooby Doo. As it stands, practice will happen in front of completely vacant grandstands.

Here's an idea of what will happen if we get FP3, but no qualifying.

The track is being assessed as we type...

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Austin

“Overnight, the weather forecasts have proved accurate. It has been belting it down with rain and it is still going. Race officials are intending to be flexible with the schedule and run qualifying at any point where it looks like there might be a window where the cars can properly run.

"But if the forecasts are accurate, there will not be one. On Friday afternoon, many were already effectively resigned to there being no running. Right now, it looks like that might well be the case.”    

There are some contradictory messages coming out of the Circuit of the Americas.

We know for certain that spectators will not be allowed into the circuit until 12:00 local time (18:00 BST).

But, as it stands, F1 bosses are still hoping to run final practice at 10:00 local (16:00 BST). That could change any second though - as we're expecting an update.

The concern is not so much about the rain, but whether there is a danger of lightning coming from the storms caused by Hurricane Patricia. Sit tight folks.

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There are many notable Austins, including the three above (can you name them all?). But yesterday the word Austin was synonymous with one thing - rain.

The Circuit of the Americas was subjected to a deluge that saw second practice washed out.

Will it be any better today for final practice and qualifying? We're not optimistic.