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George Russell believes that he gained from his collision with Valtteri Bottas at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, despite the initial repercussions. As a Mercedes -affiliated driver racing for Williams last season, Russell lost control of his car at a wet race in Imola, crashing into then- Mercedes driver Bottas and putting both out of the race. At the time, the incident was seen as a blow to Russell's hopes of a promotion to the Mercedes seat for 2022, before standout performances triggered a call-up for 2022. Speaking on the High Performance Podcast , Russell revealed that at the time of the incident he hadn't focused on the fact that he was racing against a Mercedes, and believed that he'd learned from his heated reaction to the crash. "It didn't even really cross my mind that it was Valtteri and a Mercedes [ahead], it was an opening to score points for myself and for my team," said Russell. "I was furious with Valtteri, which was pr...

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...