Formula 1 employees have been advised not to travel to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix circuit on Wednesday because of heavy rain in Imola. Staff preparing for this weekend’s race were ordered to leave the track on Tuesday because of risks of flooding. Rain continued to fall overnight and into Wednesday morning as team personnel and other officials were told they could not access the track. Car parks and parts of the area surrounding the circuit are flooded and the weather forecast is for continued rain throughout Wednesday in the run-up to the first official activities at Imola on Thursday.

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