The Ones That Weren't Part 2

In the modern era, Formula 1 has faced a new wave of cancellations — not from the tragedies or economic crises of the past, but from politics, track failures, natural disasters, and a rapidly changing world.In Part 2 of The Ones That Weren’t, we explore the Grands Prix that never happened from 1985 onwards.We revisit Spa 1985, where fresh tarmac tore itself apart; Indonesia 1996, a race that faded before it began; and Portugal’s disappearing Grands Prix, derailed by missed deadlines and failed inspections.We look at Bahrain 2011, halted by civil unrest; the dramatic shutdown of Melbourne 2020, when the pandemic reached the paddock; and the unprecedented silence of Monaco 2020.We examine the double blow of the 2021 Japanese and Singapore cancellations, the heartbreaking Imola floods of 2023, and the surreal day at Spa 2021, when a Grand Prix was declared without a single racing lap — changing the rulebook forever.A decade-spanning look at the moments when the world stopped Formula 1 in its tracks — proving that sometimes, the most revealing race weekends are the ones that never truly began.Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering