Will Emola be remembered, should it leave F1? Our writers say

Formula 1 returns to Emola later this week, which will probably be the last time in the series race in the famous Emilia-Romagna Circuit.

Emola’s contract is due to the end of this year, whether to debate whether its deal should be increased.

The old school track first captured the F1 calendar in 1980, which was converted to Monza as the host of the Italian Grand Prix of the year, which was due to renewal work in the temple of motion.

Even when Monza returned to 1981, although Emola stayed in F1, but this time to host San Marino Grand Prix to kickstart a 25 -year stay on the calendar.

Emola fell for 2007 before returning during the Kovid-Hit 2020 campaign, this time as Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, and it has been built since then.

But there is a lot of debate on whether the modern day is the place of Emola in F1, due to very large cars, while the circuit remains tight and twist.

These are limited overtaking opportunities in recent years, some fans have not best pleased with the race entertainment – so, is its contract beyond this year and if it is not, will Emola be remembered? Our authors say …

Classic circuit like IMOLA is great for drivers, but not fans – Oleg Carpo

A great idea is Paddy Love once shared with me: “Formula 1 is not to entertain the drivers. The driver in Formula 1 is to entertain us.”

It was not related to the track, in fact- we were talking about how the drivers hate super-, ultra-, hyper- and fricking- (not sure that was used later) soft pyrely tires. But the argument was simple: if the drivers don’t like it, but it produces a good show – we should not really care about what the drivers think.

This also applies to the track. I hate to see anger on social media how F1 should have a more classic track on the calendar – because it is mainly operated by drivers how much they love the choice of spa, Sujuka, Zandwort, Mugelo and others. When Emola also returned to the calendar, there was a post of happiness. But most of the old tracks are narrow, they are not moving forward-and as much as the drivers love the challenge, it actually adds almost nothing to those who see the race. When cars make a train and pass through these blessed history essays and twists, it is not necessarily a great show.

For me, the best track on the calendar is Bahrain. I have never heard that a driver called it his favorite – but for me as a viewer, it is definitely one to look forward. Because the layout not only offers opportunities to overtake opportunities, but there is a possibility for a long battle: Turn 1 in Turn 4 and even in Turn 5 in Turn 5 all the way. Then 11, and even turn in the last corner. Its abrasive is difficult on asphalt tires, which gives teams a chance to try various strategies. We should have more tracks of these types – if it is above me.

Imola is fantastic. I am sure that drivers have love from Tosa to Alta Chicken (Oh, Name!) – With height, technical corners like AK Minorly and all that… but you can’t get ahead, what can you do? So what is there for fans?

I think the world is sometimes very rigid on Harman Tilke – he is not really given enough credit to make some great tracks on F1 calendar, Bahrain. And the choice of Baku, Shanghai or Austin is much better to provide better racing opportunities than circuits like Imola or Suzuka. So if Autodromeo Enzo E Dino Ferrari The sipong -like is replaced with a “tilcadrome”, I am not sure that I am going to remember all the rivers and piratels personally.

Imola is perfect for F1’s romanticism, but it remains in the past – Jake Boxol -Legue

It is a grand part of the world-a bubble of flying around the 20-or-mile radius around the Imola circuit. When you make uncomfortable steps on small cobbstone paving in small cities in the Emilia -Romagna region, or drive the neatly cuisted vineyard and driving peach trees, you wonder if a formula 1 incident can actually be held here – yes, here.

Although the thread of motorsport romance completely interverses with the setting, the more contemporary image of the F1 and its modern technology conflicts. Actually, nothing about it is ‘seems’ – there is a very clear juice between both ‘aesthetics’.

Despite efforts to try to tinker with corner profiles over the years, cars are very large for the circuit these days. No one can deny that it is a driving epic, especially as you cascade in the middle region from Piretela to Unit Minorly Compression, but – as Oleg has argued – a driver’s circuit is usually not correlated in a good racing spectacle.

Had the cars been small, would Emola be fantastic? Definitely; Passing will still be a challenge, but not impossible – which wants to balance the F1 race. But with these current boats that are actually designed for high speed efforts only? All work is done on Saturday and, on the evidence of the 2025 season so far, we do not need another race that is effectively determined by qualifying order.

Emola is amazing, but it is a circuit that is out of time.

This is the time to change the Imola procession with some more modern – stuart coding

Things are not what they do not WereWhat are they Are – And the reality of Emola is that it cuts into a tragic anocronistic appearance in the F1 calendar. Fast and Flowing Circuit is a challenge, yes, local fans are fictionally knowledgeable and emotional, in fact… and, of course, it is the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, the pleas of the table are just peerless.

And yet I will give all these for a track on which contemporary F1 cars can actually do Race Unlike the until someone makes a mistake, the opposite of the toddling in the formation.

For me, the problem with Emola is that it is fundamentally unsuitable for this generation of the car. Here drivers in a sharp lap require riding karbas, not these portli, a win-win mission with harshly bounted cars that despise bumps. It is actually controversial to see the best drivers in the world that they find their talent.

After treating the track boundaries along the perimeter, a spitting cobra can be borne, meaning that the variety of potential racing lines decreases – and, with it, the possibility of racing.

so, Kiao Imola- We’ll return when F1 cars will have steel brakes and ride on cross-fly tires.