F1 Canadian Grand Prix Canceled for 2021

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As expected, the Canadian Grand Prix is off for 2021. COVID-19 restrictions in Canada that included 14-day self-quarantine rules for visitors into the country and concerns over large crowds in Montreal led to the cancellation of the race for the second consecutive year. The race had been scheduled for June 13 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Formula One announces 10-year deal for Miami Grand Prix at Hard Rock Stadium

It’s official: Formula One racing is coming to South Florida. F1 announced Sunday the Miami Grand Prix will be hosted at Hard Rock Stadium in a 10-year deal, which will begin in 2022. The 2022 race date will be announced later with hopes of it being held in the second quarter of next year (April-June). By SAFID DEEN, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL “It’s a great moment for Formula One and a great moment for Formula One fans in America,” said president and CEO Stefano Domenicali during a press conference in Imola,…

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Changes Coming at the FIA

Formula 1 decisions are made collectively between the different stakeholders but the commercial matters are handled by the Formula 1 group and regulatory matters and overall strategy for the World Championship are handled by the FIA.

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Formula 1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo Says That a Sprint Race Format is a Better Alternative Than Reverse Grids

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Formula 1 is considering sprint races to replace traditional F1 Saturday qualifying at three tracks in 2021. The new format has been proposed as a trial for F1 Grands Prix at Montreal, Monza and Interlagos. New F1 chief executive Stefano Domincali has said that the new format is just one more way to try to attract new fans to Formula 1.

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New F1 Boss Stefano Domenicali Says Miami Not The Only U.S. Market in Play

Stefano Domenicali is distracted. He keeps looking out of his window. He is waiting for someone. He’s still at home in Italy, despite it being five weeks since he took on the role of CEO of Formula 1. The COVID-19 pandemic has thus far meant that he has not been able to move to Britain to work from Formula 1’s offices.

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Plans for Possible 11th F1 Team Move Forward, Despite Campos’ Death

A Monaco-based prospective Formula 1 team is moving forward in its plan to apply to enter a race team in the series. In 2019, an entity headed by the late Adrian Campos and his business partner Salvatore Gandolfo, pictured above, declared that they were working on a new F1 team project. The foundation of the project is their driver management company called Monaco Increase Management, with former F1 driver Pascal Wehrlein among the driver roster.

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