The reaction of another historical F1 by being out of calendar: “We have not said the last word, it is not the end”

This Tuesday, the F1 Officially announced the calendar of the racing of the 2026 season, with great before the new Madrid And the absence of Imola. In this way, the ‘Great circus’ It includes a new city circuit in Spanish capital, with a better offer of VIP packages and hospitals, and missing one of the most work -made and historical paths, which is against it, has facilities that have become obsolete before the F1 priority to offer the best experience to the payers who pay.

However, the mayor of Imola, Marco Panieri, and the president of the Emilie-Romagna Region, Michele de PascaleThey released a joint note after the publication of the F1 calendar of 2026, where the Emilie-Romagna appointment was no longer, leaving Italy with just one race, that of the Monza (GP of Italy), that they clearly would continue to fight to return to the calendar. In fact, Stefano Domenicalali himself, CEO of F1, has already defined weeks about the possibility of quotes returning to the calendar by a twist, alternating their presence with other tracks.

In that sense, it should be noted that another legend track as SPA-Francorchamps She has already signed her renewal until 2031but confirms its absence 2028 and 2030thus entering a twist on the other paths.

“It’s news that we know, but that, obviously, has developed questions, sadness and a sense of bitterness from the outside. In recent years, our territory has proven to be home to an extraordinary event, with record figures, capable Pascale in a career reached a record figure of viewers, viewers ,, “ With more than 240,000 attendees throughout the weekend and over 100,000 on racing day.

“This is one of the most beloved and appreciated the great awards of fans and pilots and managed to combine the runway race with a historical center that should liveThey declared Panieri and Pascale, also recalled that even after their contract ended in 2025, they did “all possible” to get an extension of 2026 with another race next year to pay for an appointment without being beaten by 2023 for floods suffered by the area. In this field, they emphasized that the necessary budget sources have been assigned so that this Grand Prix can also be played in 2026. But in the end, it will not be the same.

“We did things a few years ago seemed impossible. Not time for controversy or resignation, but of tenacity and constructive promise. The game does not end here. We continue to believe, with convincing and remarkable, with pride of a territory that has shown that it knows how to dream,” concluded the text.