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 would be eligible for a refund in the wake of the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix controversy, when fans were unable to claim a refund because officially a ‘race’ was held for three laps behind the safety car amid torrential rain.
But the event’s organisers have …