MONTREAL --
The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada will be maintained for now on the calendar for the 2021 season, but it is not impossible that it will be cancelled soon.
On Thursday morning, Radio-Canada reported that the Montreal Public Health Department had issued an unfavourable notice to hold the event because of the risk of spreading the coronavirus. This information is correct, but does not mean the cancellation of the race, according to Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante.
"The fact is that the public health of Montreal has issued an unfavorable opinion to hold the Grand Prix, even behind closed doors. What we want is for the public health authorities to talk to each other and to make it official. I think it's the least we can do, out of respect for the various partners," Mayor Valérie Plante said in a conference call Thursday.