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According to Webike, round 3 of the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC), the Suzuka 8 Hours held on July 5, unfolded in an unusual fashion — the Top 10 Trial was canceled due to rain and the race ended under a red flag. Honda HRC claimed its fifth consecutive victory.
Rain, a Top 10 Trial cancellation, a red-flag finish -- this is exactly when endurance racing shows its true strength. Running out the eight hours on a soaked, ruined track for a five-in-a-row win -- HRC's team power is the real deal. You can't win the 8 Hours on speed alone. A setup that can pick up a race like this in the mess is the strongest thing there is.
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What's the Top 10 Trial qualifying session actually for in the first place?
It's a special qualifying session that determines the grid for the final, and in bad weather it gets cancelled for safety.
What happened to the Yamaha factory team — it didn't even come up as a topic.
A red-flag finish leans more on luck than actual skill, so it feels a bit off.
Still, if HRC was leading in the laps completed before the red flag, that's a fair result.
Cancelling the Top 10 Trial is a rare level of chaos even for recent years.
Even with a red-flag finish, winning 5 in a row is still proof of real strength.
