The flood damage in Emilia-Romagna will be calculated in a few months, but the figures are still impressive. The Formula 1 weekend at the Circuit Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola has been cancelled. On the morning of May 18, nine people were killed, more than a dozen missing, 13,000 people left their homes and more than 400 roads were blocked.
The “red alert level” remains, and although the sun should be shining today, it will start raining again tomorrow. Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali was born in Imola and described the situation in an interview with Corriere della Sera…
Stefano Domenicali: “To continue the race weekend under such conditions would be madness. I wouldn’t forgive myself for that. Cancellation of the Grand Prix was the only way out. When I see the extent of the devastation I think of the victims, when my friends tell me how dramatic the situation is, Formula 1 is the last thing on my mind.
I will be spending a few days with my family before going to London and then Monaco. I am deeply shocked, although I know there are cities that suffer even more from this element.”
Source: F1 News
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