The Canadian Grand Prix also was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Otherwise, the Canadian Grand Prix could be replaced on the schedule by the Turkish Grand Prix over the course of the same weekend. Octane Management, which is headed by Francois Dumontier and is responsible for organizing Montreal’s F1 event, declined to comment.Įarlier this week, La Presse reported that the event promoter wished to receive roughly $6 million in compensation for losses associated with hosting the event in 2021. That’s what we will try to do in the coming days.” But we also need to take care of our citizens and not put people at risk. So the fundamental question, if the Grand Prix is cancelled, and I’m saying if, how can we ensure to keep the Grand Prix until 2029? We want to keep the Grand Prix. We’re living a very special situation, and health takes precedence over the economy. So if the Grand Prix does not take place this year, it will be because of a force majeure. “There’s an agreement between the European authorities and the Canadian Grand Prix that’s valid until 2029. In terms of whether a potential cancellation would entail a breach of contract with F1, as was suggested by Quebec Premier Francois Legault earlier this week, Fitzgibbon was reassuring.

We are negotiating with authorities at Formula One Management, with my colleague, the Minister of Tourism Caroline Proulx, in those discussions. We are very sensitive to the government not incurring costs when the money could go elsewhere. “Hosting a Grand Prix behind closed doors, it’s like opening a cinema and saying that nobody can come in. “This year is a very difficult year because of health restrictions,” he said. The economic benefits are important for Quebec.”įitzgibbon said the conclusion to the saga could be coming very soon. What I can tell you is that, indeed, the Quebec government wants to keep the Canadian Grand Prix from 2022 to 2029. You need to understand that the federal government has a role to play here regarding the quarantine. “Obviously, this is a question for public health. “We are speaking with the Grand Prix authorities in Europe,” Fitzgibbon said on a conference call. Quebec Minister of the Economy and Innovation Pierre Fitzgibbon says the partners involved are trying to minimize the consequences associated with the cancellation of the Grand Prix. But all these decisions are taken at the governmental level. “We expressed our concerns regarding the gathering of several thousand people, some who did not quarantine after coming from Baku (the Azerbaijan Grand Prix precedes Canada’s). Obviously given the fragile epidemiological state in Montreal, we shared our hesitation over the holding of the event. “We can simply give recommendations and revaluate levels of risk. “We’re not the ones taking the decision,” said Annie Dufour. “I want to tell you, let us leave this meeting, everyone will speak on the phone like we’ve been doing these last few days to secure things, and then we’ll be able to officially confirm, yes or no, based on the information we have.”Ī spokesperson for Montreal public health said the health authority was in no position to authorize the cancellation of the Grand Prix. “I can’t confirm it because we were also waiting on a decision from the Government of Canada and public health,” said the mayor. It does not store any personal data.Plante, however, refused to confirm a cancellation. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.

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