Oct.7 (GMM) It was raining heavily at Shanghai's F1 circuit an hour before the Chinese grand prix.

1 million Chinese people have been evacuated from eastern provinces as the deadly typhoon Krosa approaches the country, but it is expected that Shanghai will escape the brunt of the storm.

Rain and wind is, however, likely to feature for the formula one race throughout Sunday, even though the morning was mostly dry at the circuit after overnight showers.