Brown: F1 cost cap impeding sustainability progress

McLaren published its annual sustainability report on Thursday, with the team boasting significant improvements.
These include a 22% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from a 2019 baseline and a 19% reduction in total waste compared to 2019 with nothing sent to landfill.
F1 has made a significant sustainability push in recent years, with the world championship publicly targeting to be net …Keep reading

Mercedes sticks to F1 upgrade plan for Monaco GP

The German manufacturer had originally intended to give the major revamp of its W14 a debut at this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
However, the extreme weather situation that prompted the calling off of the Imola event meant the opportunity for a first run on a more traditional track has now been lost.
Imola’s cancellation could have prompted a major rethink about Mercedes’ …Keep reading

When bad weather caused F1 chaos

Events in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region this week have rightly resulted in the cancellation of the Grand Prix at Imola. At the point the decision was taken, it was entirely feasible that the race could have taken place, but the importance of saving lives – and livelihoods – in the area was paramount.
Here’s our selection of some of the Formula 1 events of the past that have been badly …Keep reading

Imola F1 ticket holders to receive full refund for cancelled race

Unprecedented rainfall in Emilia-Romagna caused severe flooding in the region, including the area around the Imola circuit.
After crisis talks on Wednesday between F1, FIA and the local organisers and authorities, the decision was made to call off this weekend’s event, so all focus could go to emergency relief for the local population.
Questions were soon raised over whether ticket holders …Keep reading

F1 all clear for Monaco GP as staff allowed back into Imola track

Following concerns about the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari being flooded by the swollen Santerno river, authorities had barred anyone from F1 entering the circuit from Tuesday afternoon.
Rising water levels and widespread flooding triggered by extreme weather in the region subsequently prompted the cancellation of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix just days before track action was due …Keep reading

In the shadows of Melbourne and Spa, F1 does the right thing over Imola

The unease felt exactly the same. For the second time in just over three years, it was time to fly to a race that had disaster looming large around it.
But with this weekend’s 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix cancelled, the outcome for Formula 1 is very different to that dark March week down under in Australia in 2020. Then the championship had rather dithered over what to do in the face of the …Keep reading