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Preparations for this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix continue to be interrupted by persistent heavy rain, as Alpine confirmed that several of their team personnel had had to move hotels due to the inclement weather. "A couple of members from our set-up crew have had to move hotel in Imola due to the adverse weather," said an Alpine source. "The main team (mechanics, engineers) are in a different hotel in a nearby town and are not impacted." Several areas surrounding Imola are currently subject to intense rainfall, which has caused flooding, and the heavy rain is expected to continue until approximately Wednesday evening. Sources present at the Imola track were told to leave the circuit yesterday, although this was believed to be a precautionary measure rather than due to any immediate risk. Images of the sodden F1 paddock also emerged online. In the town of Cesena, some 50km from Imola, residents of heavily flooded streets took to rooftops to...

F1 teams are facing the prospect of racing in the wet at this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix without tyre warmers . In a sustainability push, F1 's official tyre supplier Pirelli are introducing a new full Wet compound for the Imola race that is designed to avoid the use of electric tyre blankets. Torrential rain over the last few days has caused severe disruption in the Emilia Romagna region, with widespread flooding causing power outages and leading to road closures. Though the rain is said to ease up from Wednesday evening onwards, it is likely that the Grand Prix weekend will be run in wet conditions, which will test Pirelli's new compound to the limit. "Starting from this Grand Prix, a new compound of full Wet tyre will be introduced which will not require the use of tyre warmers beforehand," said Mario Isola, Pirelli's Motorsport Director. "Track tests have shown even better performance than the previous Cinturato Blue full we...

The cancellation of the 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is an historic first for Formula 1 in that it has become the first ever World Championship race to be cancelled prior to the weekend for weather concerns. Intense flooding and rainfall in Northern Italy led to F1 officially calling the event off on Wednesday 17th May after personnel were told not to come to the paddock owing to the conditions. With the series not wanting to place an additional burden on local emergency services in the relief and rescue efforts, the decision was made to cancel the event - with it seemingly unlikely that the race will take place this year. As such, it becomes the first race in 1,084 World Championship Grands Prix to be pulled before cars hit the track owing to the weather in what was the only conscientious decision that could be taken as running a major international sporting event in the middle of a disaster area would be inconceivable. But it is not the first F1 Grand Prix to ever be c...

The pack up operation at the Imola circuit has commenced follow ing the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Formula 1 personnel have been allowed access to the circuit after being told to stay away on 17th May, however this was only for essential activities only. This includes dismantling the motorhomes and equipment that had been setup in the days prior to the weekend, including for both the Formula 1 and support race paddocks. Drone shots taken on the Wednesday hours after F1 announced the cancellation of the race show the extent of the floods that hit the track, largely affecting the TV compound and support paddock area. You must accept cookies to view this content You have not currently accepted all necessary cookies. You can change your cookie preferences here . Do you keep seeing this message? Disable any installed browser extensions or try another web browser. Or click here to load the embed ma...

The 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will not be going ahead this weekend after Formula 1 , in discussion with various authorities, decided to call it off. It means round six of the season will not be taking place at Imola this weekend, with the next round currently set for Monaco on May 28th. But why has the 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix been cancelled ? 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix called off The decision was taken on Wednesday 17th May to call off the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix owing to severe flooding and rainfall in the region. Extreme weather has hit this part of Italy over recent weeks, and in Grand Prix week, conditions have got worse, leading to local towns and motorways flooding while F1 personnel were told not to arrive to enter the paddock. As such, F1 felt the race could not go ahead - with F1 chief Stefano Domenicali highlighting the fact that the Grand Prix would take vital emergency services away from the rescue and relief efforts. "Th...

After heading stateside to Miami, the 2023 F1 season now returns to Europe for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Max Verstappen arrives into the weekend with a 14-point lead over teammate Sergio Perez in the World Championship standings, having also claimed victory last time out at the Miami International Autodrome. The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari – better known as Imola – was the venue of a Verstappen win in 2022, but can the Red Bull driver repeat that success this time around? The weekend will follow the usual format, with two practice sessions taking place on Friday. FP1 is schedule d for 12:30 UK time, with FP2 following at 16:00. On Saturday, FP3 will be held at 11:30 UK time, ahead of qualifying at 15:00. This will determine the grid for Sunday's 63-lap Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which starts at 14:00. TheFOXposts.Com will be on hand to cover all of the action and you can find our live blog here. We will also have exclusive intervie...