Thailand MotoGP race start delayed due to heavy rain

Conditions took a turn at the start of the earlier Moto2 race, which was forced to be delayed as the field switched from slick tyres to wets.

Shortened from 24 laps to 16, the Moto2 race didn’t get to the 2/3 cut-off distance to declare a result when heavy rain lashed the circuit.

A five-lap sprint was due to finish the Moto2 contest, but had to be abandoned when the rain…