Here’s what you need to know about the F1 season right now

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There is no race on weekends. Instead of three races within 14 days, F1 fans have to wait a week for action to return on the track: the premier class of motorsport will come to Monaco on the Whitsun weekend and the GP in Barcelona will take place a week later. place.

Not at all. Originally running at 24 races (scheduled to be the longest season ever), the F1 calendar is so tight that no new date can be set this season. After the race in China in April and Imola were canceled this weekend, the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship will be held over 22 races. For Imola it means: This year there will be no racing on Ferrari’s home course. “Given how complicated the World Cup schedule is this year, it makes sense not to race in Imola again until 2024 and add the now unfortunately lost edition in 2026,” said Angelo Sticchi Damiani, president of the Italian Automobile Club (ACI). The Formula 1 contract with the track operators runs until 2025, you just have to add the canceled race.

Those who can have left the area as soon as possible. Some teams based in the UK have returned to the island – some of the staff who had not traveled to Emilia-Romagna on Wednesday had not even left. Tire manufacturer Pirelli has since moved to Milan, where a factory is operated. Meanwhile, the cars are already being brought to Monte Carlo. Next week the GP of Monaco is on the program in the Principality.

In Imola, the F1 wanted to give drivers only 11 instead of 13 sets of tires at the weekend. Specifically: in qualifying, the drivers would have used the hard tires in the first part, the medium tires in the second and the soft tires in Q3. The Hungaroring also wanted to conduct the same experiment. It is possible that another test track will now be added for this experiment. However, this is not stated in the contract.

Lots of money. A flood such as here in northern Italy is considered force majeure. Means: The organizer does not have to pay the entry fee agreed with Formula 1. In the case of Imola, a minimum of 30 million euros is expected. This is a blessing in disguise for Formula 1: as a classic on the calendar, Imola pays significantly less entry fees than the new races in the Middle East and North America. It looks more bitter for the tourism industry in northern Italy: with the absence of F1 entourage and fans, a lot of calculated income is being lost. After Ferrari, Formula 1 also transferred emergency aid of 1 million euros to the region on Friday.

Yes. What that will look like in detail is not yet clear. You may either get a refund for the ticket price or be able to buy a ticket for the next season.

Source : Blick