FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES GRAN PREMIO DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA 2024
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| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | 14-16 Mar |
| ๐จ๐ณ China | 21-23 Mar |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 04-06 Apr |
| ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | 11-13 Apr |
| ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | 18-20 Apr |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 02-04 May |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 16-18 May |
| ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco | 23-25 May |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 30 May-01 Jun |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | 13-15 Jun |
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 27-29 Jun |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Great Britain | 04-06 Jul |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 25-27 Jul |
| ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | 01-03 Aug |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 29-31 Aug |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 05-07 Sep |
| ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan | 19-21 Sep |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 03-05 Oct |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 17-19 Oct |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 24-26 Oct |
| ๐ง๐ท Brazil | 07-09 Nov |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 20-22 Nov |
| ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | 28-30 Nov |
| ๐ฆ๐ช Abu Dhabi | 05-07 Dec |
I love Imola because it feels like a "small town" track and has lots of dynamics to it. The elevations, the corners. Classic, tight and pure Italian.
But I'm also a realist, the cars racing today are bigger than ever making overtakes difficult, combined with the gravel traps making every attempt a gamble. The intent of the chicanes isn't to launch a car over them, but the modern wheelbase seems to demand this approach.
This track only made it back on the calendar because of COVID, and is scheduled to leave next year. It's sort of sheer luck that F1 even raced at Imola again. Big time treat for the fans, but I feel the cars have unfortunately outgrown it.
As for a recommended race, 2005 San Marino GP is pretty good with a fight between Alonso and Schumacher
Edit: adding picture comparing total dimensions between cars today, and the cars that were racing when Imola left the calendar in 2006: