Japan MotoGP qualifying to go ahead despite weather fears

Track action at Motegi was paused as a thunderstorm forced the Moto2 Q2 session to be red-flagged 9m37s in.

MotoGP was due to have a final 30-minute practice at 2:30pm local time, but that was cancelled following a delay of around an hour to the end of the Moto2 qualifying.

As a result, MotoGP has decided to scrap the FP3 session for the premier class but is planning to…