The sun actually shone at the Nurburgring on Friday. It was a glorious golden glow, lighting up a near cloudless blue sky.
The trouble was, this picturesque scene emerged nearly three hours after FP2 had been called off, curtailing the inaugural Eifel Grand Prix and meaning no Formula 1 track action took place today.
All told, it was a frustrating day - particularly for the fans allowed into the venue, only the third time that has been permitted in 2020.
Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of technology and motorsport publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer. A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the Magazine Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before switching to cover Formula E work as Autosport.com Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.
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