Eager organizers around the world are queuing up to be awarded competitions. The already tight calendar cannot swell indefinitely. If a new organizer emerges, another one will disappear.
It is already clear that Zandvoort in the Netherlands will host its last Grand Prix next year. Now Imola is in the danger zone. Two races in Italy are seen as one too many in the changing world of F1. Instead, Monza, which has hosted races since 1950, is likely to remain the sole organizer.
Italy has always been an important part of Formula 1, but as F1 grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to have two races in the same country, and it's a situation we need to address in the coming months, says Stefano Domenicali.
Thailand, South Korea, and South Africa are countries that would like to host an F1 race in the future. It is also clear that Madrid will take its place in the competition calendar next year.
Imola has a dark history. It was there that both Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna died during a racing weekend in the spring of 1994.
Imola left F1 in 2006 but returned as an organizer in 2020.
