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So far two people have lost their lives due to the weather conditions that have occurred in the region so far in May. The presence of torrential rains caused the overflow of more than a dozen rivers in a period of less than 24 hours, which is why the red alerts for floods and landslides are maintained for this weekend. <\/p>\n
Since the afternoon of Tuesday the 16th, F1 ordered the paddock staff who were setting up the garages and the hospitality units to remove the circuit as a precaution against the threat of flooding from the Santerno river that is close to the circuit. In addition to this, they were ordered not to return to the track area on Wednesday. Meanwhile, some teams chose to relocate staff members to different hotels. In recent hours, images and videos appeared on social networks that exposed how the water had penetrated the support paddock area and on television.<\/p>\n
“It is a tragedy to see what has happened to Imola and Emilia Romagna, the city and region where I grew up, and my thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the floods and the families and communities affected,” said Stefano Domenicali, F1 CEO.<\/p>\n
Through the official social networks of Formula 1 the decision was confirmed.<\/p>\n
“I want to express my gratitude and admiration for the incredible emergency services that are working tirelessly to help those in need and alleviate the situation: they are heroes and all of Italy is proud of them. The decision that has been made is the right one for everyone on local communities and the F1 family, as we need to ensure safety and not create an additional burden for the authorities while they deal with this very horrible situation,” Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said. asked to postpone the race to “dedicate ourselves to relief work”.<\/p>\n
So far it seems very unlikely that the Emilia Romagna GP will be rescheduled for another date later in the year with the well-known congestion of the calendar. So the calendar for 2023 has been reduced by two rounds after the already known cancellation of the Chinese GP, which was scheduled for April 16, but was lost due to the current COVID-19 restrictions in the Asian nation. . This created a gap of four weeks between the Australian and Azerbaijan rounds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n