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Quarantine and funding central to behind-closed-doors Canadian GP hopes

Talks are ongoing about hosting the Canadian Grand Prix behind closed doors this year, but there are still concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and funding. Last year’s race in Montreal was postponed and later cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but the event took up its usual slot on the calendar for this season and is scheduled to be held on June 13. However, with the race part of a back-to-back with Azerbaijan, and with COVID-19 cases in Canada rising once again, CBC News reports Formula 1 wants $6 million of funding to cover the losses of having no fans on site, something Quebec Premier Francois Legault says is a big ask. 'We are told that because there will be no...
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