'If these two guys are going to be very close on points getting towards the end of the year - which is a big if, of course - then Imola will be a race that Max Verstappen will rue the absence of.' F1 Formula1
‘Imola cancellation hurts Max Verstappen more than Sergio Perez in F1 2023 battle’Formula 1 commentator Peter Windsor believes the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will hurt Max Verstappen more than Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in the F1 2023 title battle.
Winner at Imola in 2021 and 2022, Verstappen currently holds a 14-point lead over Perez in the Drivers’ standings with the season now reduced to 22 rounds., Windsor feels Verstappen’s previous success and suitability to the Imola track means the loss of the Emilia Romagna GP will be felt more keenly by the reigning World Champion.“Absolutely no doubt that was more of a Max circuit than a Checo circuit, so that’s more of a loss for [Verstappen].
“If he doesn’t know if it’s OK to run a grand prix there or not then nobody on the planet does, so I think the FIA respected Stefano’s input on that one.How McLaren helped stranded Nyck de Vries after abandoned Faenza visit“I think this was well thought through and it’s respect to Stefano’s opinion that they’ve done it.”
He said: “I want to talk about Imola and how it’s affected Formula 1 over the years and how big a race it is and how to lose it from the calendar at this stage is so ironic, isn’t it? It really is. “So as well as saying our thoughts go out to everybody, my thoughts go out to Stefano actually because he’s a real racer in the sense that he has racing blood in his veins and to have to live through this weekend as he is…
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