Rain Falls Ahead Of Miguel Oliveira's Victory At The 2022 Mandalika MotoGP, This Is The Reason For The Rain Handler

Rain handler Rara Isti Wulandari in action (Photo via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - It was raining ahead of the main MotoGP race at the Mandalika Circuit, Central Lombok, NTB, Sunday, March 20. The rain finally stopped when the MotoGP rider stepped on the gas at 15.15 WIB.

Rara Istiani Wulandari, the rain handler who was deliberately prepared by the committee to control the weather in the Mandalika Circuit area, had her own reasons for this incident.

He admitted that he wanted to bring in drizzle ahead of the Mandalika 2022 MotoGP race. However, what came down was heavy rain.

"Asphalt has to be wet during the race, so it must be drizzling, indeed there was a time when the rain was too big," said Rara, quoted from her Instagram account, @rara_cahayatarotindigo.

MotoGP Mandalika 2022 cannot be separated from the services of Rara Istiani Wulandari. His action to prevent rain during the 2022 Mandalika MotoGP went viral on social media.

Despite the fact that it had rained, the official MotoGP social media account still appreciated Rara. So are many netizens.

When it rains, Rara looks active trying to prevent the rain. His action was caught in a live broadcast of the 2022 MotoGP Mandalika on one television station.

Rara was seen walking in circles while beating bronze equipment shaped like a coconut shell.

What Rara did to make MotoGP riders entertained. Yamaha RNF rider, Andrea Dovizioso, looks smiling watching it. Meanwhile, defending champion Fabio Quartararo was seen imitating the handler's actions while laughing.

When the rain started to subside, the race started immediately. MotoGP Mandalika 2022 officially starts at 15.15 WIB.

In that race, Miguel Oliveira became the fastest. The KTM rider was ahead of Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo and Ducati's Johann Zarco, who each finished behind Oliveira.

Oliveira finished with a time of 33 minutes 27,223 seconds. He is 2,205 seconds adrift of Quartararo and 3,158 seconds of Zarco.