F1 cancels Suzuka Saturday, hunkers down for Hagibis

Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - October 11, 2019 Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in action during practice REUTERS/Issei Kato

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Formula One team bosses backed the decision of Japanese Grand Prix organisers to cancel all of Saturday's practice and qualifying sessions as the sport hunkered down to ride out Typhoon Hagibis.

Originally scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday (0600 GMT), the hour-long qualifying session that decides the grid order for the race will now be held at 10 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday, a revised schedule issued by organisers showed.