The 2021 Canadian Grand Prix on hold, but still not cancelled
The Canadian Grand Prix, scheduled to take place from June 11 to 13, 2021, is in serious trouble. Although Radio Canada is calling for its cancellation, nothing has yet been officially announced by F1 or the organizers.
The Canadian Grand Prix 2020 was cancelled like many others to avoid worsening the health problems related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Scheduled for June 13, 2021, this new edition is on hold.
Indeed, last Thursday, the Montreal Public Health Council did not give its approval for the organization of the event – which we recall takes place in a very urban environment, in the heart of Montreal on Notre-Dame Island.
However, even though this announcement is unfavorable to the holding of the 2021 Grand Prix, it has not yet been canceled. Neither by the organizers, nor by the FIA.
Several possibilities are possible:
- Organize the event with an audience
- Organize the event behind closed doors
- Cancel the event
The FOM would ask the organizers for a compensation of six million dollars to organize the Canadian Grand Prix in addition to the 18 million dollars paid for participating in the championship.
If the 2021 Grand Prix is kept, it is because Canada and Montreal believe that the international benefits would be worth it, but especially because the contract with Liberty and F1 includes a penalty if the Grand Prix were not to take place, resulting in the loss of the event until 2029. The situation is therefore more than complicated. The answer will probably come this week.
