Canadian GP Out, Turkey GP In

[Just_a_fan]

As there is still a fairly long list of races still going ahead, I would guess they'll just not bother trying to fill the Canada/Turkey slot. The mechanics etc., will be happy as it gives them some time off the road - Baku and Turkey were back to back weekends I think.

[El Scorchio]

Great shame if it doesn't go ahead, but it's got to be safety first for all concerned. I would hate to be the one having to make decisions on things like this.

It's a political decision rather than a safety one, I think. HMG has made the decision based on the risk of someone bringing it back. Why? Because the same people got their ears bent by public complaining that HMG didn't shut the borders when the first outbreak occurred. They're now behaving with the caution that should have been present back then. Today, the UK is in a much better place with regards to Covid because the vaccine roll out has been pretty successful so far.

Yeah, I think you have a point there.

[Wouter]

According to this well-known Spanish F1 journalist, who was the first to announce the news, there will be no replacement race.

In the absence of official confirmation, the Turkish GP falls from the 2021 F1 calendar with no substitute.

Well, she had a scoop! Turkisch GP has been cancelled!

[cheeRS]

According to this well-known Spanish F1 journalist, who was the first to announce the news, there will be no replacement race.

In the absence of official confirmation, the Turkish GP falls from the 2021 F1 calendar with no substitute.

Well, she had a scoop! Turkisch GP has been cancelled!

All I have to say is.......

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[RZS10]

Wouldn't a double header at Paul Ricard make more sense? Could at least be a different layout and not the exact same race twice ... pointless ... and yea, shame about Turkey - would have been nice to see a dry race there.

[SmallSoldier]

Wouldn't a double header at Paul Ricard make more sense? Could at least be a different layout and not the exact same race twice ... pointless ... and yea, shame about Turkey - would have been nice to see a dry race there.

A double header in Austria isn’t bad... There’s usually plenty of racing there


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[Wouter]

Wouldn't a double header at Paul Ricard make more sense? Could at least be a different layout and not the exact same race twice ... pointless ... and yea, shame about Turkey - would have been nice to see a dry race there.

Two weekends?


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[hollus]

Dear Michelin: C1-C2-C4, C2-C3-C5.

[foxmulder_ms]

I am glad. Money cannot buy everything, I guess. turkey is in a very bad situation, very much comparable to India. No big Western media outlets reports about it for some reason but no surprise, it got cancelled.

[hollus]

Turkey was in a bad situation. Official numbers at least have improved a lot recently:
https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... key+corona
But these decisions necessarily have a lot of inertia and huge leading times. "Now" is too late.

By the way, Toronto cancelled the road course for Indy as well. So it is not only F1 Canada is shutting out.

[diffuser]

Montreal should be at 60% - 80% first dose vaccinated by early June. We know that now cause we're almost at 50%. But a few weeks ago when they made decision, it was touch and go. A July or August date would have been fine.