French GP 2021 Weather Forecast: What’s the weather forecast of Marseille this weekend?

French GP 2021 Weather Forecast: What will be the weather conditions in Marseille this weekend, as France returns to the calendar.

Paul Ricard is not one of the most visually pleasing tracks in the calendar, with the large blue rims placing the cameras far away from the track, hence giving zoom-in shots, which doesn’t make the race visually pleasing.

After two successive street races, F1 is back on the standard circuits, and Red Bull is tensed that Mercedes might have an advantage over here.

Red Bull is currently leading the table with a decent lead, and with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez performing well, they should capitalize their chance.

However, fans would not be displeased if the rain can bring in a little chaos that might force some spinning on the track by the drivers and a few DNFs.

Therefore, weather with little showers can be a massive differential in a rather monotonous race. So let’s see what does the weather have in hand for the French Grand Prix this weekend.

French GP 2021 Weather Forecast

Formula 1’s official website hasn’t dropped in a piece of good news for the fans, as rain chances are unlikely, but a 20% chance of rain on Sunday gives a little hope.

FRIDAY, JUNE 18 – FP1 AND FP2 WEATHER
Conditions: Partly cloudy with high-level clouds. Dry all day long. Significant easterly wind with gusts up to 50-55 km/h.
Maximum temperature expected: 29 Celsius.
Chance of rain: 0%

SATURDAY, JUNE 19 – FP3 AND QUALIFYING WEATHER
Conditions: A mix of sunny spells and high-level clouds. Dry for the sessions. Gusty easterly wind. Gusts up to 45 km/h.
Maximum temperature expected: 31 Celsius.
Chance of rain: <20%

SUNDAY, JUNE 20 – RACE WEATHER
Conditions: Cloudy with a veil of high-level clouds. Slight chance of showers for the Race. Increasing chance of rain in the evening. Gusty southeasterly wind with gusts up to 40-45 km/h for the race.
Maximum temperature expected: 30 Celsius.
Chance of rain: 20%

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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