CIRCUIT bosses have evacuated the paddock at Imola ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to flood risks. Contingency plans are in place should there be problems with the TV broadcast of the race, but F1 are hopeful that it will go ahead as planned. For the meantime, F1 say the event is going ahead as planned. Meanwhile, the race in Imola will see the debut of a new Pirelli rain tyre which does not need heating up beforehand. “The result of studies carried out by Pirelli, it is the first concrete step towards the use of dry tyres without preheating.”.

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