Even though they have been dropped from the provisional 2007 Formula One calendar, organizers of the San Marino Grand Prix are confident that when the final scheduled is released in mid October that their event would be there as large as life, on the twenty ninth of April, right in the middle of the month gap between Bahrain and Spain.

Imola is normally the opening round of the European season, two weeks after the fly away events come to a close, however due to repairs needed to the pits and paddock at the Imola circuit, it has been left off the original proposal, something that was totally unexpected to Imola officials.

"We're not dead yet," Mayor of Imola, Massimo Marchignoli, told ANSA. "Certainly, the appearance of this FIA document is unexpected. Only a few days ago, Bernie Ecclestone told the president of Sagis (the company that runs Imola) that the race would be held on April 29. I've noticed that there's a month-long hole in the calendar. Everything seems to be telling us: 'Imola, you've still got a place if you get things sorted out'."

And sort it out they will as Ecclestone told SAGIS president Federico Bendinelli, that all they have to do is undertake the modifications and things will be fine….

"For me, nothing has changed. Ecclestone told me that the grand prix would be included in the calendar on October 18 if we met the agreed conditions, in particular as regarded the building work," Bendinelli told Reuters. "I don't think he wants to go back on his word."