A late move by the Italian authorities means that fans will not be allowed to attend this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. While approval had previously been given for up to 13,000 fans to attend each day of the two-day meeting, the decision by the Italian government at the weekend to close restaurants and bars at 18:00 and banning spectators at open-air sporting events, has left officials at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari no choice byt to hold the event behind closed doors. A late attempt by the governor of the Emilia Romagna region, Stefano Bonaccini, who suggested reducing the number of fans attending to half, 6,500, was rejected. 'The government has banned our fans and...
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