1.   Rain had marred practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday, but the race was run on time and in its entirety despite threatening skies.

2.   But rain again could mar the best-laid plans.

3.   But the second session, which started an hour later, was marred by rain that contributed to eight drivers sliding off the track.

4.   In many places, including Kuala Lumpur, rain marred the beginning of the parades, but the weather cleared later.

5.   The event was marred by rain, which delayed the first-round matches played on clay courts, and by the last-minute withdrawals of five players.