Ferrari Mailing List: Fwd: Cancellation of F1 race in canada.

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

> 
> Just saw a clip on the news with the Montreal F1 promoter, Mr. Dumontier. He 
> said up to the last minute he believed there would be race in Montreal in 
> october. That’s because he knew from 'good sources’ that there were car parts 
> in containers in the Montreal port from F1 teams.
> As you know, teams send parts well in advance by boat to save money to 
> different F1 countries.
> He even added these containers will probably stay there until next year. This 
> is bizarre to say the least. if they can keep those containers so long away 
> from the original country, I wonder what can be in those containers.
> 
> He also said that with no spectators, therefore with no revenue for him,  the 
> race was not viable. My question is, did he decide not to have the race 
> because he had no revenue from ticket sales ?  Did F1 cancelled ? It’s not 
> clear. Dumontier is totally independent, he is not a member of an 
> international conglomerate, he does not have the support of the government, 
> except for some subsidy, and the track is not used for anything else.
> 
> That’s racing !
> Michael