The Formula 1 made the decision to suspend the Imola Grand Prix in a decision with hardly any precedents (pandemic aside). Heavy rains in the area of the emila romagna They caused flooding even in the circuit itself, which led the leaders of the ‘Great Circus’ to postpone the race given the difficult situation and the need to focus all efforts on humanitarian work by local authorities.
However, the weather situation in Imola has not only caused the suspension of his Grand Prix, but also could affect the celebration of the next one in Monaco. This has been stated Marco Codellodirector of operations of Formula 2 to the news agency ‘GMM’.
“Formula 2 and Formula 3 need two days to prepare for the race weekend, Formula 1 needs a little more. We have been able to get out of Imola on Thursday and will most likely go straight to Monaco, where we should arrive on Monday afternoonCodello explained.
As the Italian manager has stated, the operators were able to access the circuit area last Thursday to start collecting all the materials to pack them and start their transfer to the next grand prix, which will be held next week in Monaco.
For his part, Frederic Vasseurteam leader Ferrariwas more positive about the situation: “Under normal conditions, we were scheduled to leave Imola on Sunday afternoon. What has happened gives us a little more margin now to have everything ready for this GP.”
However, Vasseur did not appreciate that all the trips were already scheduled for Sunday and Monday and this change in plans affects the established planning. In addition, they have had to leave the area due to the weather situation and organize new travel routes.
“Bolina airport is the only one that was not flooded, but it was also full of people who wanted to go home or other places. There weren’t too many flights, so the only thing we could do was keep calm. The emergency applies to everyone,” Codello said.
According to ‘GMM’, the first shipments of materials will arrive this weekend, but the lack of available flights and the difficulties to leave the flooded areas has created alarms within Formula 1 so that all the materials necessary to carry out the Grand Prix of Monaco arrive on time.
