Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Formula 1 Is Coming Back To Montreal

Photo: McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, steers his car at the Canadian Grand Prix in this June 7, 2008 at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal. Bernie Ecclestone says Formula One will return to Montreal next season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot/ file

Ecclestone Tells German Magazine That F1 Will Return To Montreal In 2010 -- Canadian Press

FRANKFURT — Bernie Ecclestone says Formula One will return to Montreal next season.

The Canadian Grand Prix was taken off the F1 calendar this year after a contractual dispute. But Ecclestone, the head of the F1 circuit, said in today's edition of Motorsport Aktuell magazine that "we'll be driving in Montreal again in 2010."

Ecclestone also ruled out a return to Indianapolis, which last hosted an F1 race in 2007.

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More News On The Return of Formula One

Formula One returns to Montreal in 2010 -- CBC
F1 back in Canada in 2010: Ecclestone -- Montreal Gazette
F1 will return to Montreal -- CTV
Ecclestone eyes Canada Grand Prix for 2010 -- AFP
Canada to host GP in 2010 - Ecclestone -- Motorsport

My Comment: The F1 race in Montreal was always a symbol of summer starting in Montreal.
We are all very happy to see them come back.

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