Official 2023 Emilio-Romagna Grand Prix Race Thread - Round 6 (Cancelled)

englishpremier · 17 May 2023 at 10:58

Slam62 said:
Yeah they'll run it no problem, might be a bit of a panic though, when was the last gp cancelled? They never cancel anything.

Pretty sure a few have been cancelled. Aus, China spring to mind.

Slam62 · 17 May 2023 at 11:17

englishpremier said:
Pretty sure a few have been cancelled. Aus, China spring to mind.

Oh yeah of course, covid related. At oz they were all there weren't they so maybe.

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 11:18

Italian Deputy PM calling for the race to be cancelled, I can't see it happening

UTmaniac · 17 May 2023 at 11:33

Better to cancel or postpone, than repeat the farce race at Spa we had following the safety car for two laps, due to a storm passing through.

englishpremier · 17 May 2023 at 11:37

UTmaniac said:
Better to cancel or postpone, than repeat the farce race at Spa we had following the safety car for two laps, due to a storm passing through.

But then where would the controversy be?

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 11:39

I suppose they could do a "covid" and hold the race behind closed doors but would cost a fortune to refund fans

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 11:58

Suggestions they've decided to cancel and move it to the weekend after Spa in August

Armageus · 17 May 2023 at 12:05

An update is expected from F1 @ 01:00pm UK time

Preparations for Imola continue to be disrupted due to heavy flooding

Preparations for this weekend’s F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix continue to be put on halt due to extreme flooding in the area.

www.crash.net

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 12:18

Official - Race is cancelled

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658793544918679553

Mr Jack · 17 May 2023 at 12:19

Looks to be clearly the right decision, but a shame none-the-less.

cainer · 17 May 2023 at 12:20

chrismscotland said:
Official - Race is cancelled

Shame, but it's best to call it off now so everyone's aware rather than drag it out

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 12:21

Far better to do it today than leave it until later in the week.

Hopefully they might be able to reschedule later in the season

Slam62 · 17 May 2023 at 12:21

Blimey a sensible decision all a bit of a reality check after miami

Mr Jack · 17 May 2023 at 12:23

chrismscotland said:
Far better to do it today than leave it until later in the week.

Absolutely

Hopefully they might be able to reschedule later in the season

Seems unlikely. The calendar is already slammed.

el_dazza · 17 May 2023 at 12:25

6/10, much better race than anything else this season.

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 12:28

Mr Jack said:
Absolutely

Seems unlikely. The calendar is already slammed.

There's been suggestions that the week after Spa is being looked at (just into the Summer Break I think?) Ah well Monaco next, should be a snooze

Scam · 17 May 2023 at 12:28

el_dazza said:
6/10, much better race than anything else this season.

5/10 for me. I enjoyed the drama this weekend. Far more excitement than the DRS driveby overtakes we've become accustomed to. Shame we didn't see Merc's full potential from the upgrades..

Feek · 17 May 2023 at 12:45

Oh that's a shame but looking at the conditions, it's clearly the best decision. Hopefully it will be able to be rescheduled for later in the season.

chrismscotland · 17 May 2023 at 13:12

Slam62 said:
Yeah they'll run it no problem, might be a bit of a panic though, when was the last gp cancelled? They never cancel anything.

This didn't age well!

Kenai · 17 May 2023 at 13:17

I'd like to see them (or maybe some drivers will take it upon themselves) replace it with something for local relief charities like all/most of the drivers competing in an online sim race