Why cancelling the 2023 Emilia Romagna GP was the right call

On what would have been race day, Sam, Ben & Harry review why it was ultimately the right call to cancel this weekend's race in Imola. They also discuss whether it should be rescheduled for later in the year, Zak Brown's comment that Piastri is a future world champ, and consider which team has the better introduction of upgrades with Mercedes now debuting at Monaco vs. Ferrari at Catalunya. >>> DONATE to the Emilia Romagna relief efforts: https://www.f1.com/donate <<< SUPPORT our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/latebraking JOIN our Discord: https://discord.gg/dQJdu2SbAm JOIN our F1 Fantasy League: https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/C3CCEW8P704 TWEET us @LBraking BUY our merch: https://late-braking-f1-podcast.creator-spring.com/ EMAIL us at [email protected] SUBSCRIBE to our podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 281 of the The Late Braking F1 Podcast podcast, hosted by The Late Braking F1 Podcast, titled "Why cancelling the 2023 Emilia Romagna GP was the right call" was published on May 21, 2023 and runs 51 minutes.

May 21, 2023 ·51m · The Late Braking F1 Podcast

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On what would have been race day, Sam, Ben & Harry review why it was ultimately the right call to cancel this weekend's race in Imola. They also discuss whether it should be rescheduled for later in the year, Zak Brown's comment that Piastri is a future world champ, and consider which team has the better introduction of upgrades with Mercedes now debuting at Monaco vs. Ferrari at Catalunya. >>> DONATE to the Emilia Romagna relief efforts: https://www.f1.com/donate <<< SUPPORT our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/latebraking JOIN our Discord: https://discord.gg/dQJdu2SbAm JOIN our F1 Fantasy League: https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/C3CCEW8P704 TWEET us @LBraking BUY our merch: https://late-braking-f1-podcast.creator-spring.com/ EMAIL us at [email protected] SUBSCRIBE to our podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On what would have been race day, Sam, Ben & Harry review why it was ultimately the right call to cancel this weekend's race in Imola. They also discuss whether it should be rescheduled for later in the year, Zak Brown's comment that Piastri is a future world champ, and consider which team has the better introduction of upgrades with Mercedes now debuting at Monaco vs. Ferrari at Catalunya.

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