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F1 Cancels This Week's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... -at-imola/

F1 Driver & Constructor Standings and Points as of May 7, 2023

Driver Standings

Max Verstappen 119
Sergio Perez 105
Fernando Alonso 75
Lewis Hamilton 56
Carlos Sainz 44
George Russell 40
Charles Leclerc 34
Lance Stroll 27
Lando Norris 10
Pierre Gasly 8
Nico Hulkenberg 6
Esteban Ocon 6
Valtteri Bottas 4
Oscar Piastri 4
Zhou Guanyu 2
Yuki Tsunoda 2
Kevin Magnussen 2
Alexander Albon 1
Logan Sargeant 0
Nyck De Vries 0


Constructor Standings

Red Bull 224
Aston Martin 102
Mercedes 96
Ferrari 78
McLaren 14
Alpine 14
Haas 8
Alfa Romeo 6
AlphaTauri 2
Williams 1

terrible about the news around the track at imola

as for the race, it sounds like the calendar is way too packed to reschedule and it's a full on cancel

signde wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 4:27 pm terrible about the news around the track at imola

as for the race, it sounds like the calendar is way too packed to reschedule and it's a full on cancel

F1 definitely has a full schedule and I think you are correct about it not being rescheduled. They did the right thing by cancelling. Apparently the track is ok but the surrounding region is too devastated for any kind of event like that as they try to recover.

I know you know how bad it was here in Nashville when we had our "500-year" flood back in 2010. (I think it was 2010.)

blueline wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 4:35 pm I know you know how bad it was here in Nashville when we had our "500-year" flood back in 2010. (I think it was 2010.)

i remember being in a bar and watching a live shot on the news of a house floating down i24. i remember thinking oh oh, that's a few miles from my house .

on the bright side for us, at least monaco is the the following week.

Drivers standings and constructor points as of June 4, 2023 following today's F1 Spanish GP.

'Frustrated' Ferrari F1 Team Facing Prospects of a Lost Season

Autoweek:
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... d568259d8a

A few brief (very brief) but interesting comments regarding F1 and its shorcomings from racing legend Hans Stuck.

From Autoweek: German Racing Legend Slams State of Modern F1

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... d568259d8a

Reader comments are interesting too.

After being a F1 fan for 50+ years I am simply thankful so many younger individuals are finding the top echelon of racing exciting and something they want to get involved with. So many automotive ideas and improvements have come out of the technical wizardry of F1, I have been excited to see the changes over the years, even when I did not initially like some of them. I actually do find the racing more exciting than decades back , because though the fast shoes are usually in the top 3, the movement and actual passing is much greater than it used to be, plus the small changes in the cars performance during the year makes for surprising changes. Alonzo and Aston Martin are hot at the Season's start, McClaren is an also ran, and Hamilton seems to make the podium with a car that is not the strong runner it has been. Then, bingo , Aston Martin falters , McClaren has a vast surge with Norris, and though Max is running away with things again, you have that feeling some of the other teams are figuring out the new build specs. Regardless of who you like, there are changes evolving and it does keep us guessing, talking and wondering , and when we are all doing those things, isn't that indicative of interest in any sport?