F1, no more Frecce Tricolori before the Monza and Imola GPs? Hello Silverstone and Bahrain

From 2022, no more performances by the Frecce Tricolori for some GPs of the World Championship. This is what F1 is deciding to reduce carbon emissions and focus strongly on the previous and already declared sustainability objectives, to be a category in the future. carbon neutral. But there is also a more political reason, and it is linked to the military nature of the aircraft used. The first step, according to the Dutch newspaper Racing News 365, has already been done, so much so that the organizers of the Circus have sent a letter to the promoters of various GPs of the next World Championship, asking them to ban military aviation shows. This means that we may no longer see the planes of the Italian aerobatic team over the skies of Monza and Imola before the races.

In addition to sustainability, there are also political reasons in the middle

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In addition to the reasons attributable to sustainability and respect for the environment – F1 aims at zero emissions in the category by 2030, is about to introduce a new petrol with 10% ethanol of natural origin and has already implemented policies to reduce its use of plastic and waste in the paddock – the reason is linked to the display of these performances as potential “military attitudes” by some countries, to “demonstrate their power”. A decision that Italy did not like, which would lose the opportunity to exhibit the Frecce Tricolori that are part of the Air Force, while Great Britain managed to save itself, where Formula 1 was born in 1950 and where the air shows of the Red Arrows, belonging to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – aerobatic squadron of the British Royal Air Force – are typical before the Silverstone GPs.

The replica of La Russa’s F1, president of AC Milan

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The critical response from the president of the Automobile Club of Milan, Geronimo La Russa, immediately arrived in the beautiful country: “I hope that the intention will return and that in the end – he said in a press release – a shared solution will be found in order not to deprive spectators of what is in effect a spectacle within a spectacle, as well as a strong appeal to national identity. ”On the other hand, Her Majesty’s planes were allowed to fly across the Channel because the Hawk T1 training jets are neither painted with military colors or military aircraft, but simple historical aircraft.

Green light also for the Gulf

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The permit for England was confirmed directly by the managers of the Silverstone circuit: “The Red Arrows have played a significant role in entertaining motorsport fans since their first performance at the British Grand Prix in 1966 – it was said – we are pleased to say that Formula 1 has confirmed that this much-loved tradition can continue into 2022 ”. The same exemption for the British GP will apply to several other races, such as those in the Persian Gulf – including Bahrain, where the 2022 World Cup will start on March 20 -, given that Middle Eastern aircraft are mostly jumbo jets belonging to their own national airlines, and with permission to perform because they are integrated with sustainable fuels.