F1 drivers have shared their stories of how they struggled to escape from deadly flooding in Italy after this week's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled
F1 driver stranded in Italy floods"Fortunately McLaren got stranded there earlier and their front jack Frazer was kind enough to give me his room. The following morning, the hotel lobby turned into an emergency shelter for people who were forced to escape their homes during the night."De Vries said he eventually made his way home via the city of Florence after an"adventurous" drive on mountain roads.
His teammate Tsunoda, who began living in Faenza in 2021 to work with AlphaTauri, said the city was badly hit. "After a horrible night the town is heavily impacted: dust, mud, and the smell of gasoline everywhere," the Japanese driver posted on social media on Wednesday. "Currently people are struggling to find food and especially places to stay, after many have been evacuated from their own homes."Appeals for donations
AlphaTauri said its factory had not been affected by the floods and"everything is being done to ensure the safety of our employees and their families".People are rescued in Faenza. Pic: APFerrari, which backed the decision to cancel its home race, said it is donating €1m to flood relief efforts in the Emilia-Romagna region.
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