Ferrari Convoy Carrying F1 Equipment Gets Stuck Amidst Protests Regarding the Presidential Election in Brazil

Ferrari Convoy Carrying F1 Equipment Gets Stuck Amidst Protests Regarding the Presidential Election in Brazil

Formula 1 is heading to Brazil next weekend for the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix. However, it is not quite the best time for the sport to make its appearance in Brazil as the Presidential Elections results were just announced and the country is in a state of high tension.

A convoy of trucks carrying Ferrari containers faced trouble on their way toward the Interlagos circuit from the Viracopos Airport. The Airport is 93 km from Sao Paulo.

on things that could only happen to ferrari: there’s some protests going on around brazil after the elections (with people blocking the highways) and a ferrari truck is stuck in traffic bc of it

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— clara¹⁶ (@leclercsletters) November 1, 2022

The Santos Dumont highway leading to the airport was blocked by local truck drivers who support Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaristas organized this act of protest against the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Presidential Elections of Brazil

Ferrari F1-75

The planes containing the equipment for the Maranello outfit arrived on Monday at 11:30 pm and on

Tuesday at 4:30 am. However, just after leaving the airport, the convoy of trucks carrying the containers ran into the blockade.

The trucks carrying F1 equipment have managed to reach the track

According to reports, at least four trucks, carrying Ferrari equipment and other equipment for F1, in general, got stuck in the blockade. However, the trucks got going again after the Military Highway Police intervened and resolved the situation.

The trucks were escorted by the police on their way to Sao Paulo. The Brazilian Automobile Confederation (CBA) confirmed recently that all the trucks have reached the Interlagos circuit.

The next convoy that will leave for Interlagos from the airport is scheduled to leave at 10:00 pm on Tuesday. According to officials from the Viracopos Airport, about 700 tonnes of equipment will be arriving at the airport from Mexico. They will be brought in by eight Boeing aircraft.

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CCR AutoBAn has reported that there are a minimum of three blockades on the two roads that connect Campinas, where the Viracopos Airport is located, and Sao Paulo.

All in all, there are 21 State highways connecting Sao Paulo that have been affected by the protests. More than 131 roads in the city are partially blocked.

Formula 1 will go ahead with the race in Brazil while the whole country deals with the high-tension aftermath of the Presidential Elections