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Ultimately, it may be that the decision is made that it's not a good look to stage a GP in area suffering from flooding - or the opposite of that. |
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Local reporting now states that the next 24hrs are key in monitoring the river level.
There seems to be full confidence that the weather from Wednesday onwards will cause no risk to the race being able to be held, but preparation of the circuit is the limiting factor. |
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Lucky F1 has had plenty of recent practice running races with no spectators.
The Aussie media article was hilarious "fans call for Imola race to be cancelled amid flooding" - with a few screenshots from about four random F1 fan accounts saying the race should be canned. Media is in a sad state of affairs. |
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A decision will be made this morning. Judging from Twitter my personal opinion is that we are heading towards cancellation. The support race paddock is underwater.
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There is no reason not to cancel it, really. It's not like there isn't another Grand Prix only next weekend, in an already record length calendar. Although the Saudi Arabian GP wasn't cancelled last year under the threat of a missile strike, so I wouldn't be so sure.
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Update on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola
It's been called off. That was the correct and proper thing to do. Quote:
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6th or 20th of August with an agreement to reduce the summer break by a week would seem the only feasible dates if it were to be rescheduled rather than an outright cancellation (which is looking the most likely outcome).
Either that or run it on the 10th September, the week after Monza. But I can't see that being feasible a) due to it being back-to-back Italian races, possibly dimishing stature of both and b) perhaps more importantly, would see the teams having to run 5 consecutive weekends, they're already doing on-on-off-on-on at that point of the season. |
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I know the teams have several sets of kit but if the paddock is sealed off and out of bounds as I has been suggested, do any of the teams have kit in there that would be going to Monaco after the Imola race. Or leap frogging to Barcelona?
If so will they be able to get it, or could this have a knock on effect especially for the smaller teams at Barcelona? |
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Sad there won't be a race at Imola, but it's the right decision. They would look foolish to go ahead with a state of emergency going on around. Shame it's unlikely to be rescheduled, but I'd easily drop Qatar to make way for it. Imola adds more to the calendar than some other GPs on the calendar
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This is definitely the right decision to take and cancel. Support for affected people is paramount and F1 is insignificant to it
I doubt they can reschedule - the logistics for this year have already been set for the other races, tracks have a window of time they can hold events, I doubt they can accommodate changes to their schedules that easily. Also make summer break shorter? - I am sure all teams and staff have already planned the activites for summer break and how to work around it so now making changes might be disruptive I get it we as fans hate to lose a race, but sometimes it is how things go and not much we can do about it - I am sure the logistical aspect of F1 calendar is massive and not easy to make changes. |
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So, it appears we are unanimous in our support of Formula 1 management and the FIA.
It's a pity it took en event like horrendous flooding to achieve it. |
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Having seen the scenes of the Pirelli and other trucks axle deep in the paddock, as well as some of the associated "pop-up" structures, I'm sure it is something of an issue - although of course Monaco has such a constricted paddock that much of the usual "Hospitality" infrastructure isn't used there. |
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Interestingly enough... I just received an email saying that due to the Imola race cancellation, they are extending my F1TV subscription by seven days free of charge.
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S Domenicali announces that "F1" will send one million Euros to Emilia Romagna region. When you think that this region already had to pay for the GP and given that one million -when it reaches its destination which has to be proven!- is monkey money… Ferrari will help too, pocket money one million. Yes I know I'm a fookin' boy scout.
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At least it's something. Seeing what I saw on the telly they need all the help they can get in that area
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