Last week, Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali promised to announce in the near future which European stages of the championship will be included in the seasonal calendar on a rotating basis.
In 2020, when World Championship organizers urgently needed to redraw the season calendar due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Imola race, called the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, returned to Formula 1, and two races have been held since then in Italy. The second is of course the national Grand Prix in Monza.
However, Karun Chandhok, former Formula 1 driver and now expert and commentator for the British television channel Sky Sports, believes that the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit should be excluded from the World Cup calendar.
When asked to comment on Domenicali’s recent statement, Chandohok replied: “I would rule out Imola. Of course, this is a beautiful race track with a glorious history. If qualifying takes place there, it will be an exciting spectacle and the drivers are very interested in driving on this circuit.
However, given the dimensions of modern cars, it must be admitted that it is too narrow. I think Formula 1 has already outgrown Imola. And we hardly see any overtaking there.”
As Karun emphasized, he would like to see the German Grand Prix return to the championship. The last time the German circuit organized a World Cup stage was in the same “Covid” year: in October 2020, the Eifel Grand Prix was held at the Nürburgring.
“Which stage would I replace the race at Imola with? – Chandhok continued. – It seems to me that we should bring the German Grand Prix back to the championship. In my opinion, it is very strange if there is no German or French Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar.
At the same time, of course, we have a factory Mercedes team, there is a big German influence in the championship, this was the case both in the time of Sebastian Vettel and in the time of Michael Schumacher, and that manifested itself in many ways. That is why it is strange that there is no German Grand Prix on the calendar.”
Karun Chandhok’s position is generally understandable, but they are unlikely to agree in Italy, where they are trying to retain both Formula 1 races. By the way, Domenicali is from the city of Imola.
Source: F1 News
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