Breaking: FIA confirm delay to Brazilian GP qualifying

The FIA has confirmed the start of qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos has been delayed.

The next update is due to be at 15:00 local time, which is 18:00 in the UK and 19:00 in mainland Europe.

With around 40 minutes to go before the start of the hour-long session, heavy rain reached the Brazilian venue. 

Weather radars of the circuit show large red areas, which signifies heavy rain and storm-like conditions.

If and when the session will eventually get underway remains to be seen. There is still a risk that F1 runs out of daylight to play with, as sunset is expected at 18:21 local time.

Update: at 15:00 local time, the FIA confirmed at delay of at least 45 minutes. The next update is due at 15:30 local time.