Apr.29 The return of spectators to Formula 1 may now be looming large, despite the fact that three of the next four grands prix will definitely be ‘ghost races'. The optimism also comes despite the official cancellation of the Canadian GP, whose June event will be replaced by 2020 substitute venue Istanbul. The good news for Montreal promoter Francois Dumontier is that Formula 1 has extended the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's existing deal for two more years, taking the contract all the way to 2031. Dumontier told La Presse that it is a 'much less expensive' deal 'than the majority of the grands prix in the championship'. 'It's a transaction that makes sense for Quebec,' said economics...
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