The Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix remains on the World Championship calendar for the time being, although there are fears that it will not take place due to measures against coronavirus as it did last year. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has denied information from the CBC television station that the local health authorities will not allow the Grand Prix on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit. According to her, the concerns do not automatically mean the cancellation of the race, which is planned for June 13
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According to a CBC report, it would pose too great a risk for local authorities in the current situation, even behind closed doors without spectators. According to Plante, however, the office issued only a recommendation and the final decision has not yet been made. “Whatever the decision may be in the end, even if it turns out that the Grand Prix will not return to Montreal this year, we want to ensure that Montreal remains the scene in the future,” the Canadian Press Plante was quoted as saying.
A spokeswoman for the health office stressed that the decision must be made in the appropriate places. “We can only make recommendations and assess the risks. Given the epidemic situation in Montreal, we have expressed our embarrassment at such an event,” she said.
Out of respect for the late Prince Philip, F1 modified Saturday’s program of the Imola race
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Canada is battling a third wave of the pandemic and the country is in strict measure. Representatives of Formula 1 hoped to circumvent the mandatory two-week quarantine and complete the Grand Prix in a closed bubble, to which the entire F1 carousel would move directly from Azerbaijan, where the race will take place on June 6.
According to the media, Turkey could take over the Canadian term. The circuit in Istanbul is logistically easily accessible from Baku, and as a last-minute standby, it was added to the calendar last year as well, when the F1 program was fundamentally affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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