A dramatic incident unfolded during a Formula 4 race at Italy’s Imola circuit, resulting in a massive crash involving 15 drivers just 17 seconds after the start. The chaos began when a car failed to move as the race began, leading to a chain reaction of collisions as other drivers tried to navigate around the stationary vehicle.
Multiple drivers were involved in subsequent collisions, culminating in a major crash at the rear of the 39-car grid, causing debris to scatter across the start line. Despite the chaos, all drivers emerged unharmed from the crash.
The race was initially suspended but later abandoned due to the track’s noise curfew. The rescheduling of the event remains uncertain at this time. Some fans raised concerns about the large number of cars on the grid compared to a typical Formula 1 race, with questions about driver awareness of the yellow flags raised during the incident.
In a separate Formula 4 race earlier in the day, Gabriel Gomez claimed victory over Salim Hanna Hernandez by a narrow margin of 0.616 seconds in what was the series’ first race at Imola.