The Imola circuit is undertaking a huge overhaul as it aims to keep the door open to an Formula 1 return.
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari returned to F1 in recent years as a COVID 19 stop-gap and was subsequently awarded a three-year contract extension to 2025. But with the number of European races coming under pressure, and F1 hosting two races in Spain in 2026 - in Barcelona and Madrid - the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix had to make way for 2026.
