Logistics nightmare: Will F1 teams make it from Imola to Monaco?
May 18 - The Formula 1 world might struggle to get from Imola to Monaco in time for next weekend's grand prix.
That is the warning of the director of operations of the F1 support series Formula 2, Marco Codello, following the decision to cancel this weekend's rounds at Imola due to local flooding.
Earlier, Alpine engineer Karel Loos told the Sporza news agency that while the Formula 1 paddock at Imola is not under water, the F2 and F3 support paddock is knee-deep in parts.
"At the moment, our trucks cannot leave," he said. "Our people on site are also stuck.
"Now have to wait until we can get back to the track to pack everything up and ship it to Monaco for the next race."
Codello, F2's director of operations, said that with just days separating the scheduled Imola and Monaco rounds, and more heavy rain scheduled in the Emilia-Romagna region, logistics may now be a major problem.
"Formula 2 and Formula 3 need two days to prepare, Formula 1 needs a little longer," he said.
"I hope the situation will improve and we will be able to leave Imola on Thursday, but there is no exact plan yet. Perhaps we will stay here and go straight to Monaco, where we should be on Monday evening.
"I imagine that Bologna airport will not only be flooded with water, but also filled with people who want to go home. But there aren't many flights, so the only thing we can do right now is to stay calm," Codello added.
"The emergency applies to everyone."
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Its 300 miles by road, So the headline is , ohhh whats the word lol
Totster: Damned budget cap. We could have hired boats for this.
Sorry, the people of the region don't deserve my snark.
Teams have enough time to reach Monaco in time for pre-event preparations, so I'm sure everything will be alright.
Why would you logically fly from Bologna to Monaco? It's faster to drive! Sounds like an episode from a soap opera! Stay tuned for the next exciting instalment!
Flying is definitely faster, but of course, for European events, teams generally transport cars, garages, & other stuff via roads using trucks.
Just caught this on the BBC site Liberty have are donating 1M Euro to the Imola region, very laudable one might think, except 24hrs prior to this generous gift Ferrari gave the region 1M Euro funny that, Big boss shamed into parting with $$ only after Ferrari have, I know it's business but if in Euroland your seen as the bad guy you get your wallet our first
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