Italian Air Force gets F1 green-light for GP flyover
Jan.26 - Fans of the Frecce Tricolori can breathe a sigh of relief after Formula 1 banned military aircraft flyovers at grands prix in 2022.
Not long after the military ban was announced, Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle clarified that F1 will continue to allow the popular Red Arrows aerobatic team to perform ahead of the British GP.
"The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, are not classed as military aviation and, as such, do not fall into the category of those displays that will no longer be permitted," he said.
However, it appeared to be a different story for Italy's Frecce Tricolori, which according to Corriere della Sera newspaper were indeed removed from the 2022 pre-race programs at both Imola and Monza.
"I hope that, in the end, a shared solution will be found so as not to deprive the spectators of what is in effect a show within a show as well as a strong appeal to national identity," said Italian automobile club Aci chief Geronimo La Russa.
The same Corriere della Sera newspaper is now reporting that the Frecce Tricolori will indeed still be allowed to fly, as it is a separate aerobatic division of the Italian Air Force.
"They will continue to perform in Italian skies before the race because it falls into the 'display teams' category," reported correspondent Daniele Sparisci.
"It is a common sense decision, not least because exceptions had been made for commercial and historic aircraft such as the Red Bull fleet that performs in Austria," he added.
"Purely military aircraft will remain on the ground, including jets, helicopters and fighter-bombers. According to some, they are used by some countries to demonstrate their military strength," Sparisci wrote.
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This issue is a huge F1 muck-up. I predict 5 pages dictating flyover rules will be added to the already ponderous rulebook . F1 structure is built on sand. Watch it sink when the tide comes in.
Come on Ror , you'll be saying next the Fia doesn't know how to run a motor race, without getting assistance from certain drivers and team principles ....lol
Team input procedures are in the rulebook, page #973, just before shoe sole specifications when worn in the paddock.
BTW, what's up with the Boris bashing? Our guy attempts a gov takeover and life goes on, while you guys want to oust Boris over a beer bash. England is so cool.....if it wasn't for the miserable weather I'd live there. Then I could get a disability license and drive a Robin.
#973, bang on correct, id forgotten about the shoe sole debacle of 2002,
As for Boris , im not on twitter but this says it all
🔷 DEFENCE STATEMENT 🔷
1. There was no party
2. If there was a party, I did not attend
3. If I did attend the party, I did not realise it was a party
4. If I attended the party and realised it was a party, I did not know that parties were banned under the rules that I wrote.
I think the UK is small , and so its very easy to spread bad news very quickly
A few examples of whats happening to UK at the moment
1. post Brexit an individual can now no longer choose to move to another European country to work or retire to.where as pre Brexit, you could choose any euro country , simply move there and work,or retire for as long as you liked
2 The knock on effect is that University students can no longer choose no study in Berlin or Paris, whereas pre brexit a student could choose where they got that education, Now there only option is to pay £9000 a yr tuition fees x 3yr,4yrs for a degree in the UK .
3 If you have a stroke or heart attack in the UK be prepared to wait 3-5-9 hours for an ambulance to get you to hospital, then wait another 3 hours in the back of the ambulance because there are available beds in in the hospital .
4 Uk dentistry provided free by the national health service, not a chance, under the rules more and more dentists are quitting the nhs scheme and simply working as a private dentist.
5 The migrants popping over from France in rubber boats from Calais,I suppose that's similar to your Mexico border, but as the uk is so small, it feels like its on everyone's doorstep.
6 The uk's border between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, well that's just it , there isn't a Border SE is in the Euro Zone, easy to explain, so there's restrictions to entry, length of stay allowed etc etc but due to Ireland's history with the uk , it was deemed more sensible NOT to have any border checks, pretty easy to work out the pitfalls of that policy.
6 Our row with the French over Commercial fishing rights in whose water , is who allowed to fish, a nightmare to police and regulate.
7.Just to say the UK is apparently the 3rd richest country in Europe behind France and Germany, mmmm doesn't seem like it in recent times
8 Im not being political here, im neither Republican or Democrat about uk politics and of course I love Britain too, so much so we are exporting a member of our royal family over to you guys to experience the legal system there
9 now I'm off to ebay to buy a Robin Reliant and paint it yellow lol
Brilliant and so true well said