Paddock evacuated due to risk of flooding at F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
The news was ღreported by CanalPlus, the French TV broadcasters, who were arriving atꦰ Imola on Tuesday.
Il vient d'être demandé à toutes les équipes présentes sur le Circuit d'Imola d'évacuer les lieux dans les 30 mn.
— Julien FEBREAU (@Julien_FEBREAU)
Les pluies torr🌱entielles et un début d'inondation de certaines zones en sont évidemment la raison principale.
Subida del rio al lado del circuito de Imola de sábado a hoy.
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega)
The increase of level of the river next to the circuit f🅰rom saturday to today.
— Laurent Dupin (@LaurentDupin_f1)
💖Ahora mismo se está evacuando el personal del circuito por peligro de inundaciones
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega)
The problem is what is coming next. Models agree on 50-100 mm during the next 24h in the region, but with peaks > 100 mm in the Apennines, where the Sant🌟erno river comes from. A flood exceeding level 3 is in sight, with lower areas of the at risk as well.
— Michele Salmi (@michele_salmi)
Heavy rain is forecast for the remainder of Tuesday and Wedꦯnesday.
F1 had previously suggested they had no concerns about the events d♕ue to their preparation for all types of weather.
The region in Italy where the Imola circuit is has been hit by extreme weather for several weeks. AlphaTauri's HQ at Faenza has been affecꦑted too.
Two ꦕpeople died and hundreds were evacuated from the region in Italy over the past few weeks.
There is potential for 10🎉0mm of rainfall on Wednesdaꦛy alone.
J🎃ames was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
